E01159: The East Syrian synod of 554, convened by the patriarch Joseph I (ob. 570) in Seleucia-Ctesiphon (Mesopotamia), issues a canon that seeks to abolish the earlier prohibition on building martyria shrines within cities and in their immediate vicinity. From the Acts of the Synod of 554.

Syriac Acts of the Synod of 585, Canon 20

ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ. ܐܬܬܚܡ ܡܢ ܐܚܖ̈ܢܐ ܕܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܒܚܕܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܘ ܢܬܒܢܘܢ. ܘܐܬܐܡܪܬ ܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ: ܕܗܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ܆ ܐܦ ܚܢܦ̈ܐ ܘܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗܕܐ ܡܢܚܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ܆ ܕܠܐ ܬܫܬܪܬܚ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܓܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܪܕܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ: ܗܢܟܐ ܢܫܬܪܬܚ. ܕܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܗܝܟ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܢܬܒܢܘܢ ܒܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܚܕܖ̈ܝ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ. ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܒܗܘܢ܆ ܘܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܒܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܡܦܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܝܕܝܥ̈ܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡܬܐ: ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫܩܠܝܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ܆ ܘܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܝܗܒܝܢ.

'Canon 20: It has been decreed by others that monasteries and martyria (lit. "houses of martyrdom") should not be built in a city or in the vicinity of a city. And it was said in the council of bishops that this doctrine is contrary to Christianity. Also, both pagans and Jews are pleased with this, so that Christianity would not flourish and the glory of God would not increase. We, however, in accordance with the commandments of the holy Scriptures and according to the tradition and custom which continue in the holy church from the blessed apostles until today, (decree) so that it shall flourish, so that churches and monasteries and temples and martyria should be built in cities and in a vicinity of cities. But the eucharistic offering should not be offered in them, and baptism should not be performed in them, unless with the permission of the bishops on designated days. And during all other days they should receive the eucharistic offering from the cathedral church and always distribute (it).

Ed. Chabot 1902, pp. 106-107; trans. by S. Minov.