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Also known as: Jonah of
Hubaham
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Monk. Went with Barachisius, his brother and fellow monk, to Hubaham,
Persia, to minister to Christians imprisoned for their faith during the
reign of King Sapor II. They were arrested, beaten, tortured, and martyred
for this service, and for refusing to worship the sun, moon, fire and
water. Eyewitness descriptions of their trial and execution have survived
to today.
Born: at Beth-Asa, Persia
Died: martyred 24 December 327 by being beaten with clubs, a stake
pushed into his abdomen, and left in a freezing pond; when he survived the
night, his fingers and toes were cut off, and he was crushed to death in a
wine press; his corpse was cut in two, thrown in a dry cistern, and
guarded to keep other Christians from recovering relics.
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