Pkidha

Pkidha was the first Christian bishop of Adiabene, a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia.[1] He held the see from 104 to 114 AD. He was born as a slave of a Zoroastrian master. Tradition says that he saw the missionary Addai from Edessa raise a girl to life and gave his heart to the Lord.

References
  1. Moffatt, Samuel H. (1998). A History of Christianity in Asia. Maryknoll, New York: Orbit. p. 71. ISBN 1-57075-162-5.

Moffet, Samuel. A History of Christianity in Asia. Orbis, 1998.



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