Hieromartyr
John
Bishop of Arbela
Bishop of Arbela in Adiabene who died for Christ under Shapur II, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Arbela (Erbil)
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
John was bishop of Arbela in Adiabene and died for Christ under the Persian king Shapur II.
He is named in the eastern part of the Syriac Martyrology of 411, among the martyr bishops of Persia, together with Abraham, also a bishop of Arbela. According to the notes of the editor Nau, he was beheaded in November, around 343, and Abraham on 5 February 344. No further details of the life or death of John survive.