Zamudas (Zambdas, Zabdas, Bazas) of Jerusalem was the thirty-seventh
bishop of Jerusalem. His patriarchate lasted from 276 to 283. He is venerated as a
saint and is connected with the legend of the
Theban Legion
The Theban Legion (also known as the Martyrs of Agaunum) figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt—"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men"—who converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together in 286, a ...
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Saints of February 19: Zambdas of Jerusalem
Saints from the Holy Land
3rd-century bishops of Jerusalem
3rd-century Christian saints
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