Holy Hieromartyrs
Bulida, Bar-Abda and John
Bishops of Perat-Maishan (Basra) who died for Christ under Shapur II, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Perat-Maishan (Basra)
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Bulida, Bar-Abda and John were bishops of the city of Perat de Maishan (present-day Basra), in southern Mesopotamia, and died for Christ in the persecution of the Persian king Shapur II.
They are named in the eastern part of the Syriac Martyrology of 411, among the martyr bishops of Persia, and Bulida and John are also mentioned in the account of the martyrdom of Saint Shemon bar Sabbae. No further details of their lives or deaths survive.