Abibus of Edessa, also known as Abibus the New, Habib the Deacon or Saint Habibus the Martyr, was a 4th-century Syrian Christian deacon, confessor and martyr, who according to the Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon, was executed at Edessa by immolation under Roman Emperor Licinius.
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Saint Habib is often symbolically linked to Saints Gurias and Samonas, with whom he was buried on the 15th November, the day of their Martyrdom
17th-century Russian mural depicting the story of Euphemia and the Goth with the relics of Abibus, Gurias and Samonas in the center
Depiction of Abibus of Edessa from the Menologion of Basil IIAbout this person
Abibus of Edessa, also known as Abibus the New, Habib the Deacon or Saint Habibus the Martyr, was a 4th-century Syrian Christian deacon, confessor and martyr, who according to the Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon, was executed at Edessa by immolation under Roman Emperor Licinius. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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