Saint Barsimaeus of Edessa

Also known as

• Barsimeus
• Barses
• Barsamva

Memorial

• 30 January (Roman calendar)
• 29 January (Eastern calendar)

Profile

Evangelizing bishop of Edessa, Syria. Martyred in the persecutions of President Lysias and Emperor Trajan.

Died

• 114 in Edessa, Syria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Barsimaeus of Edessa“. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>