E06569: Greek version of the Martyrdom of *Abraham of Arbela (bishop and martyr in Persia, S01366). Skeleton entry
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Greek version of the Martyrdom of Abraham of Arbela (BHG 10)
We have not examined this text, nor compared it to stories of the martyrdom in other languages. It is believed to be based on a Martyrdom originally written in Syriac (for which see $E03012).
Note that translations of hagiographical literature into other ancient languages are not as a rule recorded in the Cult of Saints database, unless there is evidence to suggest that the translation dates from the 7th century or earlier.
History
Evidence ID
E06569
Saint Name
Abraham of Arbela, bishop and martyr in Persia, ob. c. 345 : S01366
For the manuscript tradition, see:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14354/
For the edition, see Bibliography.
Bibliography
Text:
Delehaye, H., "Les versions grecques des Actes des martyrs persans sous Sapor II," Patrologia Orientalis II.4 (1905), 450-451.
Further reading:
Detoraki, M., "Greek Passions of the Martyrs in Byzantium," in: S. Efthymiadis (ed.), The Ashgate Research Companion to Byzantine Hagiography II: Genres and Contexts (Farnham, 2014), 73-74.