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St. Abdas of Susa

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Feastday: May 16
Death: 420

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St. Abdas was bishop of Susa in Persia. During the reign of King Yazdegerd I, Abdas and other Christians destroyed a Zoroastrian fire temple. When the king ordered him to rebuild it, Abdas refused. He was put to death around 420, and the Church honors him as a martyr.

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