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  St. Abdas - Catholic Online
A Persian bishop, Abdas was arrested with seven priests, nine deacons, and seven consecrated virgins.
These arrests initiated the persecution of Christians in Persia in that era.
Abdas and his companions went to their deaths professing Christ.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=1067&wf=rsscol   (412 words)

  
  Abdas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Abdas, also known as Audas, was bishop of Susa in Persia.
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in 414 he burnt down one of their temples.
These events soured the relationship between the Christian church and the Persian government which had previously been good, in the long term this led to the persecution of Christians in Persia.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/ab/abdas.html   (129 words)

  
  Abdas
Abdas, also known as Audas, was bishop of Susa in Persia.
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in 414 he burnt down one of their temples.
These events soured the relationship between the Christian church and the Persian government which had previously been good, in the long term this led to the persecution of Christians in Persia.
www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/a/ab/abdas.html   (122 words)

  
 Abdas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Abdas, or Abda, was Bishop of Susa in Iran (Socrates also calls him "bishop of Persia"
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in AD 420 he burnt down one of their temples.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ab/Abdas.htm   (158 words)

  
  Wikipedia: Abdas
Abdas, also known as Audas, was bishop of Susa in Persia.
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in 414 he burnt down one of their temples.
King Yazdegerd ordered the bishop to restore and repair the building at his own expense, upon Abdas' refusal the King ordered the destruction of the churches.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/ab/abdas.html   (118 words)

  
 Abdas - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Abdas, also known as Audas, was bishop of Susa in Persia.
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in 414 he burnt down one of their temples.
These events soured the relationship between the Christian church and the Persian government which had previously been good, in the long term this led to the persecution of Christians in Persia.
www.music.us /education/A/Abdas.htm   (313 words)

  
 Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal ...
This offence Isdigerd was prepared to overlook, if Abdas would rebuild the burned pyreion; failing this, the king threatened to burn down and destroy all Christian churches in Persia.
Abdas, esteeming it morally wrong to rebuild the temple, refused to comply, and the churches were burned.
Abdas was among the first of the martyrs, and a persecution commenced in or towards the end of Isdigerd's reign, which his son and successor Vararanes or Bararanes carried on with most revolting cruelty and which was only ended by the presence of the Roman legions.
www.ccel.org /ccel/wace/biodict.html?term=Isdigerdes%20I.,%20king%20of%20Persia   (521 words)

  
 Abdas also known as Audas was bishop bishop of Susa...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Abdas also known as Audas was bishop bishop of Susa...
"Abdas", also known as "Audas", was bishop bishop of Susa Susa in Persia Persia.
These events soured the relationship between the Christian church Christian church and the Persian government which had previously been good, in the long term this led to the persecution of Christian Christians in Persia.
www.biodatabase.de /Abdas   (159 words)

  
 SAINT ABDAS
A Persian bishop, Abdas was arrested with seven priests, nine deacons, and seven consecrated virgins.
These arrests initiated the persecution of Christians in Persia in that era.
Abdas and his companions went to their deaths professing Christ.
www.thesacredheart.com /sts/sabdas.htm   (37 words)

  
 Abdas of Susa | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Abdas, or Abda, was bishop of Susa in Iran (Socrates also calls him "bishop of Persia").
Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in AD 420 he burnt down one of their temples.
King Yazdegerd ordered the bishop to restore and repair the building at his own expense, upon Abdas' refusal the King ordered the destruction of the churches.
www.babylon.com /definition/Abdas_of_Susa/English   (162 words)

  
 ST. BENJAMIN MEDAL-Angel Books
Christians in Persia had enjoyed 12 years of peace when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian Bishop who burned the Temple of Fire, the great sanctuary of the Persians.
The king, King Isdegerd, threatened to destroy all the churches of the Christians unless the Bishop would rebuild it.
Abdas refused to comply and the threat was executed; the churches were demolished, Abdas himself was put to death, and a general persecution began which lasted 40 years.
www.catholicchild.com /prodinfo.asp?number=35000BENJ   (192 words)

  
 Religions of Iran: A Brief History of Christianity in Iran [Page 1]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Later in the reign of Yazdegerd, the Persian bishop, Abdas of Susa destroyed a Zoroastrian temple in the city; the king ordered the bishop to restore the building at his own expense.
Abdas refused and the result was the order by the king to destroy all churches.
Before long the destruction of churches developed into a general persecution, in which Abdas was one of the first martyrs.
www.iranchamber.com /religions/history_of_christianity_iran1.php   (4007 words)

  
 smh.com.au - Mere footnotes in a saga of carnage
Yousef Abda beside the body of his mother and brother.
The bodies of Samaya Moussa Abda, 64, and her son Khalid Yakoub Isa Abda, 37, were locked as if in a final embrace, sprawled against a bloody sofa on the floor of their little shop in Bethlehem's old quarter.
As a stand-off continued in the nearby Church of the Nativity, a few hundred metres from the Abdas' house Israeli soldiers kept moving from door to door.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/04/04/1017206240471.html   (603 words)

  
 Florida Entomologist, v. 84, n. 3, p. 442
Abdas Distant, 1916, previously known only from the type species A. nuncupatus Distant, 1916, occurs in south India.
It is characterized by small size (5.5-6.0 mm), dorsum somewhat smooth and polish and densely and finely punctate, head elongate (slightly shorter than pronotum), and male genital styles broad and strongly forked apically.
Amarusa Walker, 1857, is a genus of large aphrophorids with seven species known from northern Borneo, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Is., New Hebrides, eastern Australia and south Japan (Okinawa).
www.fcla.edu /FlaEnt/fe84p442.htm   (1220 words)

  
 Lives of the Saints: March: 31. St. Benjamin, Deacon, Martyr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
ISDEGERDES, Son of Sapor III., put a stop to the cruel persecutions against the Christians in Persia, which had been begun by Sapor II., and the Church had enjoyed twelve years' peace in that kingdom, when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian
King Isdegerdes thereupon demolished all the Christian churches in Persia, put to death Abdas, and raised a general persecution against the Church, which continued forty years with great fury.
But his son and successor, Varanes, carried on the persecution with greater inhumanity.
www.sacred-texts.com /chr/lots/lots106.htm   (237 words)

  
 St. Benjamin, Feastday: March 31, and October 13/26 (412, 424?)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of Sapor III, when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian Bishop who burned the Temple of Fire, the great sanctuary of the Persians.
King Isdegerd threatened to destroy all the churches of the Christians unless the Bishop would rebuild it.
As Abdas refused to comply, the threat was executed: the churches were demolished, Abdas himself was put to death, and a general persecution began which lasted forty years.
www.reu.org /public/saints/BENJPERS.HTM   (298 words)

  
 Blogalicious
During the 5th century, Christians in Persia were enjoying a run of peace until a bishop named Abdas decided to burn down the great Persian sanctuary called the Temple of Fire.
The Persians didn't appreciate the irony, and threatened to destroy all the Christian churches unless Abdas agreed to rebuild the temple.
Benjamin, a deacon who spent a year in prison for being Christian, was released on the condition that he'd not talk religion with the local gentry.
www.attemptedchemistry.com /~coen/2006_03_01_markcoen_archive.html   (8595 words)

  
 Pink Floyd-History
They all got together and formed a band with the other musicians Clive Metcalf, Keith Noble and Juliette Gale (who later married Rick).
The group was initially named Sigma-6, then T-Set and Abdabs (including Screaming Abdabs and Architectural Abdas).
Allthough they had a fairly interesting repertoir consisting of romantic lyrics accompanied by music pieces from Tchaikovsky the group did not break through.
www.angelfire.com /bc3/pfloyd/hist.htm   (460 words)

  
 Catholic Exchange - Your Faith. Your Life. Your World.
There was little persecution of Christians during this time, however, a Christian bishop named Abdas changed that.
This act infuriated King Yezdegerd and he declared that Bishop Abdas would either rebuild the Persian temple or the king would burn all the Christian churches.
Even though Yezdegerd died in 421, his son, Varanes continued the persecution.
www.catholicexchange.com /church_today/message.asp?message_id=2603&sec_id=4   (473 words)

  
 printarticle.
There was no weapon, nor any spent rounds on the floor save those Israeli ones that the soldiers had fired on entering.
Yesterday as a stand-off continued in the nearby Manger Square, site of the Church of the Nativity built on the reputed birthplace of Jesus, a few hundred metres from the Abdas' little house Israeli soldiers continued to move through the streets from door to door.
We came across two columns of them, retreating ahead of us in the direction of Manger Square, firing as they went into the doors that they had blasted from their hinges.
www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/04/04/1017206240447.html   (831 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 31
Bishop Abdas then burned down the Pyraeum, or Temple of Fire, the chief object of worship of the Persians.
The king threatened to destroy all Christian churches unless Abdas rebuilt it.
The bishop refused, and the king put him to death and initiated a general persecution of Christians, which continued for forty years and intensified under his son Varanes.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0331.htm   (2534 words)

  
 Alberta Bottle Depot Association in Recycler's World -- Associations Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) plays an integral role in Alberta's (Canada) waste managements efforts.
Not only is the ABDA the recognized voice for Alberta's bottle depots, and industry that collected over 500,000,000 beverage containers last year, it is also active in expanding the role of the depots as "Eco-Centres" within the province.
It is accomplishing this through its negotiations with AUOMA (Alberta Used Oil Management Association) and ongoing research into the field of recycling.
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 Abdas - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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 ABDAS ARTIFICIAL EYE & FACIAL CTR - AUGUSTA, GA
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 Palestine Report - Fifty-seven years on   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The camp is home to more than 78,000 refugees, according to UNRWA, and was set up in 1949 for 23,000 people.
One camp resident, Haj Abdel Raouf Abu Hajar, 73, originally from the village of Abdas near Majdal rummages through an old closet and pulls out documents that date back to the British Mandate.
The documents are deeds to his piece of land back in Abdas.
www.palestinereport.org /article.php?article=775   (901 words)

  
 Findings:@Everything2.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 The Council Of European Jamaats - Report on Girls Summer Camp 2005
The nearest village is about 4 km from the Madressa and is called Puebla De Don Frederique, which was once a mini-kingdom way back in history.
The Madressa began in 1994 when Abdas Samad Romero, a Spanish convert, took over his father’s farm and adapted the buildings to create an Islamic Centre for Learning.
The buildings offer accommodation for students, a large conference hall, a beautiful library and several study rooms.
www.coej.org /khawateen/reports/reportongirlssummercamp2005   (2571 words)

  
 The Price of Disobedience
On the book Lives of the Saints on March 31st, we read about St. Benjamin, Deacon and Martyr.
The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of Sapor III, when in 420 AD it was disturbed by the indiscreet zeal of Abdas, a Christian Bishop who burned the Temple of Fire, the great sanctuary of the Persians.
Isdegerd died in 421, but his son and successor, Varanes, carried on the persecution with greater fury.
www.mgr.org /deaf.html   (1030 words)

  
 MARANAO | KAPANOLON GO KAPHAPAGARIYA
Aden a sakataw a Arab, miyaka- soled sa masjid na misambayang sa dowa raka-at a Sunnah, na miya ilay o Rasulullah (SAW) a adna miyakaito-ito a da masogata ig ko panintilan iyan na pitharo-on o Rasulullah (SAW) a : “Hay Arab na pagabdas ka pharoman na goka sambayang ka mata-ana daka makasambayang.
Ped a khasabot sa thotholai na kinanglaan ko omani Muslim a barasimba a ka impidanyan so abdas iyan sa mainengka iyan so manga darpa a pagabdasan ka kanogonyan so sambayang amai ko ditarima-an o Allah na sabap sa dama-abdas so ped ko darpa a pagabdasen.
Miya panothol a aden kon a Muslim sa masa tanowa-i a miyaka lendo ron so omor iyan na daniyan den masowa so thitho a kapagabdas, na panamarantano a masowa so kapagabdas ka giyanan i gonsi o sambayang, ma-ana ditharima-ano Allah so sambayang o da-a abdas iyan.
www.freewebs.com /wasiyat/maranao.htm   (646 words)

  
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