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|SaintName= Saint Sarbelius of Edessa | |SaintName=Saint Sarbelius of Edessa | ||
|SaintStage= Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=January 29 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace= Edessa, Mesopotamia (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey) | |SaintBirthPlace=Edessa, Mesopotamia (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates= 37. | |SaintBirthCoordinates=37.1583, 38.7917 | ||
|DeathPlace=Edessa, Mesopotamia (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey) | |||
|DeathPlace= Edessa, Mesopotamia (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey) | |SaintDeathCoordinates=37.1583, 38.7917 | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates= 37. | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom by beheading | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath= Martyrdom by beheading | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Profession=Pagan High Priest, Christian Convert | |||
|Attributes=Palm branch, priestly vestments, sword | |||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |||
|Canonized= Yes | |||
|Profession= Pagan High Priest, Christian Convert | |||
|Attributes= Palm branch, priestly vestments, sword | |||
|AdditionalVeneration= Eastern Orthodox Church | |||
}} | }} | ||
Saint Sarbelius of Edessa, born in the late 1st century in what is now Şanlıurfa, Turkey, was a pagan high priest who converted to Christianity and became an early martyr alongside his sister, Saint Barbea. Living under Roman rule during Emperor Trajan’s reign (98–117 AD), Sarbelius served the idol cults of Edessa until a Christian bishop’s teachings led him to embrace the faith. Baptized with Barbea, he abandoned his priestly role, sparking outrage among the pagans. Arrested during Trajan’s persecutions, the siblings endured torture with red-hot irons before being beheaded around 101 AD, their steadfastness a testament to early Christian courage in Mesopotamia. | Saint Sarbelius of Edessa, born in the late 1st century in what is now Şanlıurfa, Turkey, was a pagan high priest who converted to Christianity and became an early martyr alongside his sister, Saint Barbea. Living under Roman rule during Emperor Trajan’s reign (98–117 AD), Sarbelius served the idol cults of Edessa until a Christian bishop’s teachings led him to embrace the faith. Baptized with Barbea, he abandoned his priestly role, sparking outrage among the pagans. Arrested during Trajan’s persecutions, the siblings endured torture with red-hot irons before being beheaded around 101 AD, their steadfastness a testament to early Christian courage in Mesopotamia. | ||