Venerable (Monastic) · 4th century
Venerable Aphraates the Persian
Also known as Aphrahat of Antioch
A Persian who forsook idolatry for Christ and lived as an ascetic near Antioch, boldly withstanding the Arian emperor Valens.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 29