Holy Hieromartyrs
John and Shapur
Bishops of Beth-Seleucia in Beth-Garmai who died for Christ under Shapur II, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Beth-Seleucia, Beth-Garmai
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
John and Shapur were bishops of the city of Karka de Beth Selok (Beth-Seleucia), in the district of Beth Garmai, the site of present-day Kirkuk, 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. According to the editor Nau, they were put to death on the order of Ardashir, ruler of Adiabene. No further details of their lives or deaths survive.