Abibus | |
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 Russian Icon depicting Saint Abibus (right) holding a censer | |
| Deacon, Confessor, Martyr | |
| Born | 307 AD Edessa, Roman Syria (modern-day Urfa, Turkey) |
| Died | 322 AD Edessa, Roman Syria (modern-day Urfa, Turkey) |
| Cause of death | Immolation |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox church Oriental Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 15 November (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) 2 September (Oriental Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Depicted holding a censer while on fire |
| Patronage | Contracts, marriages; firemen; Syria (region), Syrians |
Abibus of Edessa (Syriac: ܚܒܝܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ, romanized: Ḥabbīḇ Ōrhāyā; Greek: Άβιβος της Εδέσσης; Church Slavonic: абиб от едеса; Arabic: حبيب الرهانيا, romanized: Ḥabīb al-rhanīyya; c. AD 307–322), also known as Abibus the New, Habib the Deacon or Saint Habibus the Martyr, was a 4th-century Syrian Christian deacon, confessor[1] and martyr, who according to the Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon, was executed at Edessa by immolation under Roman Emperor Licinius.[2] He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.[2]
- ^ "Lives of the Saints". www.holy-transfiguration.org. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ a b "Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas, and Habibus, of Edessa". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2023-09-14.