Hieromartyr · 4th century
Hieromartyr Desan of Persia and Companions
Also known as Desan, Bishop of Persia · Mariabus the Presbyter · Abdiesus · the 270 (272) Martyrs of Persia
Bishop Desan of Persia, the presbyter Mariabus, Abdiesus, and a large company of about 270 captive Christians were imprisoned and put to death under Shah Sapor (Shapur) II for refusing to renounce Christ.
Explore
Related Saints
- Hieromartyr Theogenes, Bishop of Parium · Hieromartyr
- African Confessors exiled by the Vandals · Hierarch
- Hieromartyr Theopemptus and Martyr Theonas · Hieromartyr
- Martyrs Manuel, George, Peter, Leontius and Companions · Hieromartyr
- Hieromartyr Abramius, Bishop of Arbela · Hieromartyr
- Saint Flavian the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople · Hierarch
Notes
Listed in the synaxarion as a single commemoration of Bishop Desan together with his companions and the some 270 (or 272) who suffered with them.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints