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Abdas
Abdas, also known as Audas, was bishop of Susa in Persia. Engaged in a dispute with the local Zoroastrians in 414 he burnt down one of their temples. King Yazdegerd ordered the bishop to restore and repair the building at his own expense, upon Abdas' refusal the King ordered the destruction of the churches. These events soured the relationship between the Christian church and the Persian government which had previously been good, in the long term this led to the persecution of Christians in Persia.
Eventually this resulted in him being put to death in 430 AD.
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