Feast May 16
Saint Abdas of Susa
Bishop · Feast May 16
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
May 16
Death date
420
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q307724
Feast day of month
16