Sarbelus of Edessa

Holy Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa was a pagan priest in Edessa and, converted to Christ by a bishop, was baptized with his sister Bebaia and beheaded in the second century, in the time of the emperor Trajan.

Sarbelus and Bebaia, brother and sister, suffered for confessing Christianity. The pagans tormented them long, then cut off their heads. St Sarbelus is commemorated, with his sister, on 28 October, in the new style.