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Mor Simeon of Beth Arsham

Mor Simeon of Beth Arsham

Saint Simeon of Beth Arsham was a 6th-century Syriac bishop known for defending Orthodox Christianity. As bishop near Seleucia-Ctesiphon, he opposed Nestorians and other heresies, converting many in Persia and Mesopotamia. After imprisonment, he continued his missionary work and served as an envoy between Byzantium and Persia. He died around 540 in Constantinople.
Manuscript
A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 3

A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 3

"Acac (in) Beth Oromoye (land of the Arameans) and Bar-Sawmo the abominable in Nisibin."

Manuscript
A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 2

A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 2

"In the days of Babai the Catholicos, this Mari emerged as the teacher of the heresies of the followers of Paul of Samosata and Diodorus [of Tarsus] in Beth Oromoye (land of the Arameans). And Babai the Catholicos, the son of Hormizd, who was the secretary of Zabercan, the Marzban of Beth Aramaye, received the doctrine from him. Anyone who does not confess that Mary is Theotokos, let him be anathema!"

Manuscript
A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 1

A Letter on Barsauma, pt. 1

"Acac the Aramean, who was called 'the suffocator/oppressor of farthings' at the very school (of Urhoy/Edessa). ... Mar Benjamin the Aramean, who later became the abbot of the school in the village of Daira, which (lies) in the diocese of our monasteries."