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Martyr

Mana

A Persian martyr, put to death for Christ in 339 in the persecution of King Shapur II.

Reposed
3394th century
Place
Beth-⁠Nikator
Order
Martyrs

Life

Mana was a Persian martyr of Beth Parsaye, put to death in November 339 in the persecution of King Shapur II. He was flayed at Beth Nikator.

He suffered with two companions: Abraham of Beth Parsaye, who was blinded with red-⁠hot nails, and Simon of Beth Parsaye, who was shot with arrows; both were killed at Beth Nikator as well. No feast day for them is known from the surviving sources.