The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Abdiesus the Deacon
d. c. AD 376 (martyr) · Deacon · Martyr · Adiabene (Sasanian Persia)
The Nicene Age
Who Abdiesus the Deacon was
Deacon martyred with Azadan in the company of Acepsimas. A bishop of the same name appears separately in Sozomen’s roll of martyred bishops; the archive keeps the two apart.
Named once in the sources within the horizon; no other ancient witness names him.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Abdiesus die?
Abdiesus the Deacon is dated d. c. AD 376 (martyr) in the archive, which places Abdiesus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Abdiesus?
Abdiesus the Deacon is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Sozomen. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Abdiesus from?
The archive associates Abdiesus the Deacon with Adiabene (Sasanian Persia).
Who were Abdiesus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Abdiesus the Deacon to 2 other figures, including Acepsimas and Azadan. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History II.13 (the persecution under Shapur II)
c. AD 445Azadan and Abdiesus, deacons, and many other clericsSozomen · Ecclesiastical History II.13 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
- AD 361 · Julian’s pagan restoration, AD 361
- AD 366 · Damasus and the catacomb epigrams, AD 366
- AD 367 · Athanasius lists the 27 NT books, AD 367
- AD 372 · The martyrdom of Sabbas the Goth, AD 372
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Abdiesus.
- 1Adiabeneprovince only