Hieromartyr
Longinus
Presbyter of Mashkena
A presbyter of Mashkena in Persia, a martyr commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Mashkena
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Longinus was a presbyter of Mashkena in Persia and a martyr, killed in the persecution of King Shapur II.
He is named in the eastern part of the Syriac Martyrology of 411, among the "martyr priests": "Longinus, presbyter of Mashkena". No further details of his life or death survive.