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For the 19th-century saint see Sharbel.Saints Sarbel and Barbe (or Sarbelius and Barbæa Sharbil and Babai etc.) were legendary Christian martyrs of the city Edessa in Mesopotamia. Allegedly Sarbel was a pagan high priest at Edessa; Barbe was his sister. After converting to Christianity they were tortured and killed under the Roman emperor Trajan. Their feast day is 29 January.

death date
0101-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Edessa
title
Martyrs
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church

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