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Bademus

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About Bademus

The Orthodox Church in America’s account calls Bademus, or Vadim, a Persian monk of Beth Lapat and relates that he founded a monastery, was arrested under Shapur II, and was executed. Those details come through the transmitted Passion; scholarship cautions that Persian martyr acts could develop and combine materials during transmission.

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