Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae 

Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae 

April 14th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Simeon Barsabae and the martyrs of Persia according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae was assistant to bishop Papa bar Aggai. He was one of the attendees at the Holy Ecumenical Synod of Nicea in 325AD. St. Simeon later become bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (the see of the East, precursor to the Maphrian-Catholicos, under the Patriarch of Antioch). He was arrested when he refused to comply with a royal order to raise a double tax from the Christian community during the great persecution by King Sharpur II of the Persian Sassanid Empire. After being arrested in Seleucia, Mor Shimun was transported to Karka d-Ledan, in Beth Huzaye. He had several meetings with the king who tried to convince St. Simeon to reject Christ and worship the pagan deities. But Mor Shimun refused to give up his faith in the Lord God. By order of king Sharpur II, Mor Shimun was beheaded on Good Friday along with 100 bishops and priests & countless faithful. Thus Mor Shimun Bar Sabbae attained the crown of martyrdom. The memory of St. Simeon Barsabae is honoured throughout the Christian world. Oh Mor Shimun Bar Sabbae! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. Amen.Biography courtesy of, Fr. Al-Khoury Yousif Albanna and GEDSHThe Martyrdom of Blessed Simeon bar Sabbae: https://bit.ly/SimeonBarSabbaeMartyrdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemon_Bar_Sabbaehttps://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Shemon-bar-Sabbae