Mareas

d. during the persecution of Shapur II (339–379) · Bishop · Martyr · Sasanian Persia

The Nicene Age

Who Mareas was

One of the twenty-two bishops Sozomen names in the roll of those killed in Persia under Shapur II. The list gives the name and the office and nothing further — no see, no date, no detail — and no other ancient source recovers him. Named at the head of a group of twenty bishops and some two hundred and fifty clergy, together with Bicor.

Verified single attestation

Named once, in the roll of martyred Persian bishops at Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History II.14; no see, no date, and no other ancient source names him.

Also listed in martyrs and bishops beyond the great sees.

Common questions

When did Mareas die?

Mareas is dated d. during the persecution of Shapur II (339–379) in the archive, which places Mareas in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).

Which early sources mention Mareas?

Mareas 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 Mareas from?

The archive associates Mareas with Sasanian Persia.

Who were Mareas’ contemporaries?

The archive links Mareas to 2 other figures, including Shapur II and Barbaʿshmin. 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.14 (the persecution under Shapur II)

c. AD 445

The bishops Barbasymes, Paulos, Gaddiabes, Sabinos, Mareas, Mokimos, Ioannes, Hormisdas, Boulidas, Papas, Iakobos, Romas, Maares, Agas, Bochres, Abdas, Abdiesous, Ioannes, Abramios, Abdelas, Sabores, Isaak — named in the roll of bishops slain in Persia by Sapor, besides obscure individuals.

Sozomen · Ecclesiastical History II.14 · source text