Baring-Gould’s sources: Usuardus, Ado, Roman Martyrology. Authority: — Solo men, Hist. |)HEN Simeon, bishop of Ctesiphon, whose martyrdom has been already related (March 2 1st), was being conducted to prison, Usthazanes, an aged eimuch, the foster-father of king Sapor, who was sitting at the gates of the palace, arose to do him reverence. Simeon reproachfully turned away his countenance, and passed by, because the eunuch had formerly been a Christian, but had recently submitted to the state religion, and worshipped the sun. This conduct so affected the eunuch, that he wept aloud, and clothing himself in black, sat down in front of the palace. When Sapor heard of what had occurred, he was the more enraged against the Christians. Still he pitied the old man, and strove to bring him over to his sentiments. But finding that Usthazanes was resolved to make atonement for his past cowardice, he commanded that the eunuch’s head should be struck off Next day suffered Simeon, the bishop, and Abdechalaas, and Ananias, two priests. Pusicius, the superintendent of the king’s artisans, 8. 8EGN0RIN. After Cahier.