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Maryahb
chorepiscopus and martyr in Persia
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Feast: 22 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
The commemoration of Saint Maryahb, whose name means “the Lord disposes”, chorepiscopus and martyr in Persia, who during the persecution of King Shapur II suffered martyrdom for Christ in the octave of Easter.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 April as a chorepiscopus martyred in Persia in the octave of Easter during the persecution of King Shapur II.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R77306b60 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.