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=== MAR SHAMOUN BARSABAE - 258-341 ===

Born in the town of Shush, West of Iran, year (258), and branded "Son of Dver's" after his father's career of dyeing the costumes for the high ranking officials in the Persian Empire. In 317, he was made the Archpriest and the personal Auxiliary to Patriarch Mar Papa, and then he succeeded him on the Patriarchal See, in 329.

In the spring of 341, the Persian Emperor Shabor I had asked the Patriarch to collect exuberated taxes from his Christian subjects to subsidize his war with the Romans. The Patriarch declined to comply with this order. Later, he was arrested together with several bishops, priests and many others totaling 103 people. The Patriarch and his companions were asked to sacrifice and worship their bogus idol to avoid beheading. They all refused and affirmed their faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ. Thereafter, Shabor ordered the execution of them all by severing their heads; Mar Shimoon was beheaded last, on Good Friday, April 14, in the year of Christ 341.