Feasts and saints with names like “RUTH”

Saint Maruthas, Bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopotamia

Saint Maruthas, Bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopotamia

Saint Maruthas was Bishop of Tagrith (Martyropolis), a city which he founded between the Byzantine Empire and Persia. He was famed for his knowledge and his piety, he wrote about the martyrs, and he suffered for his faith in Christ under the Persian emperor Sapor. He also left behind other works in…