Shemon bar Sabbae

Saint Simeon bar Sabbae
Born3rd century
DiedGood Friday, 345
Sassanid Empire
Venerated inAssyrian Church of the East
Ancient Church of the East
Catholic Church
Oriental Orthodox churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast14 April (Syriac Christianity)
17 April (Greek Orthodox Church)
Sixth Friday of Qaitha (Summer) (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
21 April (Latin Church)
30 April (Melkite)
17 August (Assyrian Church of the East)

Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪܨܒܥܐ, romanized: Shemʿon bar Ṣabbaʿe;[1] died Good Friday, 345) was the Chaldean Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, from Persia, the de facto head of the Church of the East, until his death. He was bishop during the persecutions of King Shapur II of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, and was executed along with many of his followers. He is revered as a saint in various Christian communions.

  1. ^ "Shemʿon bar Ṣabbaʿe". Beth Mardutho, Gorgias Press. Retrieved 2023-12-04.