Mor Shabbay (Mar BarShabba) of Merv

Mor Shabbay (Mar BarShabba) of Merv

In hagiography: Bar Shebya or Bar Shabbai was a solitary and first bishop of Merv; he was deported from Byzantine territory to Ctesiphon. The sister or wife of Shapor, Shirawan, became Christian and built a church there which Bar Shabba consecrated. Life of Mor Shabbay, Bishop of Merv: https://bit.ly/ShabbayMerv RSoH