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Babai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BabaiBABAÏAccording to tradition, Babai was a sister of Sharbel and a convert from paganism. She was martyred in Edessa in the reign of Trajan.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1151
Babai of Nisibis — ܒܒܝ ܒܪ ܢܨ̈ܝܒܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th/7th cent. ) Names: Babai of NisibisBabayBabai of NisibisBâbayBabaï de NisibeBabaj Bar Nesibnaje""Monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/360
Babai the Great — ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 551 - 628) Names: Babai the GreatBabai the GreatBabaïMar BabaïBabai archimandrite du mont Izla Babai the GreatBabaj MagnusBabaï le Grand""Theologian and monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/359
Baboi — ܒܒܘܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 0484) Names: BabōyBāḇōyBabowaïBaboi Baboi was Patriarch of the Church of the East during the Reign of the Sasanian shah Peroz.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1621
Babylas — ܒܒܘܠܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 250, 237 ) Names: BābūlāBabylasBābūlāBabylasBABYLASSt BabylasBābūlā (Babylas) was a Bishop of Antioch who died from poor treatment in prison; he demanded that Emperor Philip the Arab make public penance.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1152
Bacchus — ܒܟܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 275-310 ) Names: BākōsBacchusBacchus (comrade of Sergius)BākōsBacchusBacchus (Serge de Résapha)BACCHUSSt BacchusBākōs Bacchus was one of the most popular saints of the Orient He was a Roman soldier who was martyred shortly before his friend...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1153
Badai the Priest — ܒܕܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 359 ) Names: BādayBadai the PriestBadaiBādayBadaïBADAÏBāday was a priest and Persian Martyr who was flagellated in a garden with pomegranate branches at the command of Mihrnarsai.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1154
Badma — ܒܕܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 375) Names: BadmāBadmaBadmāBadmaBADMABadmā was a high born Zoroastrian and convert to Christianity from Beth Lapat; he was martyred by a treacherous Christian under Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1155
Bar Shebya(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 424 ) Names: Bar ShebyaBAR ŜEWYAIn hagiography Bar Ŝewya or Bar Shabba was a solitary and first bishop of Merv he was deported from Byzantine territory to Ctesiphon The...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1165
Bar Shebya — ܒܪܫܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 342) Names: BarshebyāBar ShebyaBaršeḇyāBarshebyaBAR ŜEWYA ou BAR SABIABarshebyā or Shabbia was a monk who was the superior of a small monastery at Ishtahar near Persepolis He was martyred with ten others...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1166
Barbara(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 313 ) Names: BarbaraBarbaraBARBĀRASt BarbaraIn hagiography: Barbara was a pagan girl converted to Christianity and killed by her father after tortures, perhaps during the Diocletian persecution.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1156
Barbara — ܒܪܒܪܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 311) Names: BarbārāBarbaraBarbārāBarbaraBarbara was the beautiful daughter of the pagan Dioscorus He locked his daughter up in a tower She converted to Christianity and her father...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1624
Barbaʿshmin — ܒܪܒܥܫܡܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 346) Names: BarbaʿshmīnBarbaʿshminBarb'ashminBarbaʾšmīnBarba‘shminBARB'AŜMĪNBarbaʿshmīn was a Bishop and martyr of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. He was arrested at Karka d-Ledan and martyred during the persecution of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1157
Barbʿashmin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarbʿashminBARB'AŜMĪNIn hagiography Barbʿashmin is commemorated as a Syrian orthodox patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1158
Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 354) Names: BarḥadhbshabāBarhadbshabbaBarḥadbšabāBarhadbeshabbaBAR ḤAḎBŜABBABarḥaḏbshabā was a deacon of Arbela who was condemned to death during the persecution of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1159
Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarḥaḏbshabāBarhadbshabbaḆarḥaḏbšabāBarhadbeshabba Barhadbeshabba is commemorated in Abraham, Cyriacus, Barhadbeshabba and Sergius in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1625
Barhadbshabba of Qartmin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 400-500 ) Names: Barhadbshabba of QartminBAR ḤAḎBŜABBA DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography: Barhadbeshabba of Qartmin was a monk and disciple of Samuel of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1160
Barlaha — ܒܪܠܗܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarlahaMar BarlāhāMar BarlahaMar BarlahaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/2240
Barlaha — ܒܪܠܗܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarlāhāBarlahaBarlāhāBarlaha Barlaha is a child martyr from among the martyrs of Palestine. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1626
Barsai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 361-378 ) Names: BarsaiBarsesBARSAÏIn hagiography: Barsai was a bishop of Ḥarran and then Edessa while Ephrem the Syrian lived in Edessa ; he built the "Grand Baptistery" there.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1161
Barsamya — ܒܪܣܡܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 105) Names: BarsamyāBarsamyaBarsamyāBarsamyaBARSAMYASt BarsamyaAccording to tradition Barsamyā was an early Bishop of Edessa during the reign of the emperor Trajan and a contemporary with the Edessan martyrs...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1162
Barsauma — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ) Names: BarsaumaBarṣawmoBarṣoumBarsaumaBarṣawmāBarsauma the SyrianBarsawmāBarsauma le SyrienBARṢAUMA""Monk and abbot. Barṣawmo was a supporter of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/370
Barsauma — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarṣawmāBarsaumaBarṣawmāBarsauma Barsauma is commemorated in Barsauma (text) , a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London, British Library, Add. 14592, f. 72v-73 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1627
Barsauma of Hashrai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Barsauma of HashraiBARṢAUMAIn hagiography: Barṣawmā was a bishop and martyr of the monastery of Hashrai, presumably in Ṭur ʿAbdin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1164
Baruch — ܒܪܘܟ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarōkhBaruchBarōḵBaruch (Apocalypse de) Baruch is a biblical prophet and contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah . He was commemorated as a saint in several Christian traditions.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1628