Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai
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Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai (died 344) was a bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia
and a martyr
. He was an ethnic Assyrian.
He was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war
by Shapur II
. He died as a result of ill treatment and fatigue at Daskarata on the Great Zab
, in 344. He is commemorated with a feast day of August 20.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...
and a martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
. He was an ethnic Assyrian.
He was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
by Shapur II
Shapur II
Shapur II the Great was the ninth King of the Persian Sassanid Empire from 309 to 379 and son of Hormizd II. During his long reign, the Sassanid Empire saw its first golden era since the reign of Shapur I...
. He died as a result of ill treatment and fatigue at Daskarata on the Great Zab
Great Zab
The Great Zab , , , ) is an approximately long river flowing through Turkey and Iraq. It rises in Turkey near Lake Van and joins the Tigris in Iraq south of Mosul. The drainage basin of the Great Zab covers approximately , and during its course, the rivers collects the water from a large number...
, in 344. He is commemorated with a feast day of August 20.