Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai
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title:
Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai
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Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai was a Syrian bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia and a martyr. Around 337 Shapur II invaded Roman Mesopotamia, commencing a drawn out war. Under his reign, Christians were persecuted as a reaction to the encouragement of Christianity by Constantine the Great. Shapur besieged and captured Bet Zabdai. Heliodorus was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war. The prisoners were set on a long march to Bet Huzaje. Along the way, Heliodorus fell ill and named the priest Dausa as hi
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Syrian bishop
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliodorus_of_Bet_Zabdai
date created:
2007-05-19T17:36:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T22:16:33Z
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