also ▁Pers ian ) ▁in ▁Ass y ria . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Io ann is ▁of ▁Ar b ela , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁his ▁deput y ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁religious ▁community . ▁The ▁church ▁historian ▁So z omen ▁( d ied ▁▁ 4 5 0 ) ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁book ▁of ▁his ▁Christian ▁Church , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁the ▁per sec utions ▁and ▁tort ures ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁Empire ▁under ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁( d ied ▁ 3 7 9 ). ▁In ▁paragraph ▁ 8 ▁of ▁chapter ▁ 8 ▁he ▁says : ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁names ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁retrieve , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Abraham ▁of ▁Ar b ela ▁also ▁appeared . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁tort ured ▁and ▁later ▁be head ed ▁under ▁Sh ap ur ▁II ▁because ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁worship ▁the ▁sun ▁in ▁Tel man . ▁The ▁saint ▁is ▁v ener ated ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 . ▁▁ ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁fe ast ▁days ▁– ▁February ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 , ▁but ▁January ▁ 3 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁sources ▁Hol we ck , ▁F . ▁G . ▁A ▁Bi ographical ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁Sain ts . ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁MO : ▁B . ▁Her der ▁Book ▁Co . ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁The ▁B én éd ict ins ▁of ▁R ams gate ▁' T en ▁Th ous and ▁Sain ts , ▁H agi ographic ▁Dictionary