Abdalmasih

Holy Martyr Abdalmasih, born Asher ben Levi, is described as a saint and martyr of early Christianity. The name means "servant of the Messiah" in Arabic.

He was a Jewish shepherd boy in Sasanian Mesopotamia, killed by his father, Levi, for converting to Christianity. After converting he pierced his ear to wear an earring, probably a sign of his bondage to Christ. He died in the year 390. The story is set at Singara and is a Syriac text, with later versions in Arabic and Armenian; there is disagreement about the place of the martyrdom, some saying Singar (in modern Iraq), others Taglibis in Arabia. He is regarded as the patron of sterile women in Syria. After his death his father, now elderly, became troubled and fell ill; taken to the place where his son died, he became a Christian with his family.

His commemoration is kept on 13 July and on 22 July or 3 October, according to traditions. He is a saint of the undivided Church.