St. Maruthas, Bishop of Maiferkat, Mesopotamia, is the patron saint of Persia and Iran. He reorganized the Church adminstration in Syria and Persia. Collected the stories (called the Passiones) of Syrian and Persian martyrs. Hymnist. Friend of Saint John Chrysostom. He died of apparent natural causes in about 415 AD. As per the Patron Saint Index.
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