Simon of Bet-Titta
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Simon of Bet-Titta was a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...

 at Bet-Titta, near Karka in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...

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He was martyred with several colleagues, including
  • Abraham of Bet-Titta
  • Ma'na of Bet-Titta

and several others .

Their eyes were pierced with red-hot nails, and later they were shot with arrows, on 27 August 447.

They are regarded as saints, and included as such in the Ausgewählte Akten Persischer Märtyrer
Ausgewählte Akten Persischer Märtyrer
Ausgewählte Akten Persischer Märtyrer is a book by Oskar Braun which was published in 1915 in Kempten. It contains biographical material regarding several saints, including:*Mar Abba*Simon of Bet-Titta-References:...

of Oskar Braun. Their feast day is 25 August.
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