The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Aithalas
d. c. AD 376 (martyr) · Priest · Martyr · Adiabene (Sasanian Persia)
The Nicene Age
Who Aithalas was
One of the clergy taken with Acepsimas. Sozomen names him beside Joseph among the priests; the Syriac tradition pairs him with Hapsai. He is commemorated in the East on 22 April with the rest of the company.
Named once in the sources within the horizon; no other ancient witness names him.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Aithalas die?
Aithalas is dated d. c. AD 376 (martyr) in the archive, which places Aithalas 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 Aithalas?
Aithalas 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 Aithalas from?
The archive associates Aithalas with Adiabene (Sasanian Persia).
Who were Aithalas’ contemporaries?
The archive links Aithalas to 3 other figures, including Acepsimas, Joseph the Priest and Shapur II. 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 445also Aithalas and Joseph, priestsSozomen · 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 Aithalas.
- 1Adiabeneprovince only