Saint
Abdas
A saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
- Feast
- September 5old style September 18
- Era
- unknown
Life
Holy Martyr Abdas (Abide) suffered in Persia in the time of Yazdegerd I (408-420), for refusing to worship the sun and fire. The Church of Georgia commemorates him on 5 September (old style; 18 September new style).
Commemorated the same day September 5
ZechariahProphet · Father of John the BaptistSep 5
ElizabethRighteous · Mother of John the BaptistSep 5
Athanasius of Brest-LitovskVenerable Martyr · Monk of BrestSep 5
Rhais of AlexandriaMartyr · Martyr of AlexandriaSep 5
Vaclav ČiklHieromartyr · Priest of PragueSep 5
Vladimir PetrekHieromartyr · Priest of PragueSep 5- Abdias of PersiaMartyrSep 5
- Acontius of PortusMartyrSep 5
- Alvitus of LeónSaint · Bishop of LeónSep 5
BertinVenerable · Abbot of SithiuSep 5- DubhscuileSaintSep 5
- Eighty PriestsSaintSep 5