Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai
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Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai (?-344) was a bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia and a martyr.
He was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war by Shapur II. He died as a result of ill treatment and fatigue at Daskarata on the Zab River, in 344. He is commemorated with a feast day of August 20.
[edit] References
- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924.
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