Abassad was a bishop and martyr of the early Christian church. After being tortured, he was beheaded by the command of Arrianus under

Diocletian Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles ...

. His

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...

is December 23.

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*Holweck, F. G. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. Egyptian bishops Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Saints from Roman Egypt 4th-century Christian martyrs 4th-century Romans {{saint-stub