(“Saint Abdecalas” (or Abdelas) was a Persian priest of advanced age who, together with another priest, Saint Ananias, and about 100 other Christians, was killed under the Persian ruler ‘Shapur II’ on ‘Good Friday’, 345)
(one of these others was also named ‘Abdecalas’)
(the Greek historian ‘Sozomen’ estimates the number of Christians martyred during the 40-year reign of ‘Shapur’ as close to 16,000)
(the feast day for ‘Saint Abdecalas’ is 21 April)