Psote
Sign in to savePsote (died 300), also known as Bisada, Besada, Psate/Psati, Abashadi, Abassadius, or Beshada, was a bishop of Ebsay in Upper Egypt. He was martyred by beheading at Antinoe. St. Apa Psote was a revered Coptic Orthodox bishop from the city of Psoi, known for his devout faith and martyrdom during the Diocletianic Persecution, a time of severe repression against Christians in the Roman Empire.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Roman Egypt
- Occupation
- Eastern Orthodox priest
- Position held
- bishop
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian Arabic
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
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- date of death
- 0300-00-00
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- Psote
- cause of death
- decapitation
- date of birth
- 0250-00-00
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Psote (died 300), also known as Bisada, Besada, Psate/Psati, Abashadi, Abassadius, or Beshada, was a bishop of Ebsay in Upper Egypt. He was martyred by beheading at Antinoe. St. Apa Psote was a revered Coptic Orthodox bishop from the city of Psoi, known for his devout faith and martyrdom during the Diocletianic Persecution, a time of severe repression against Christians in the Roman Empire.
His feast day is observed on December 23 in the Coptic Church or on December 21 in some other churches.
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