SAINT
saint-abdas-of-susa
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Abdas, was bishop of Susa in Iran. Socrates of Constantinople calls him "bishop of Persia". He was executed under the orders of shah Yazdegerd I after refusing to rebuild a Zoroastrian fire temple that he had destroyed.
feast Day
05-16
death Date
420
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
16