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Saint Arethas (martyr) – Arethas or Aretas (Arabic: الحارث بن كعب, romanized: Abdullah al-Ḥārith bin-Kaʿb) was the leader of the Miaphysite Christian community of Najran in the early 6th century; he was executed during the persecution of Christians by king Yemen Yusuf As’ar Dhu Nuwas of Himyar in 523.[3][4] This tragic story spread quickly to the surrounding areas until it reached the ears of Emperor Justin I of the Byzantine Empire . He then sent Christian troops from Abysinia to stop King Dhu Nuwas
He is known from the Acta S. Arethae (also called Martyrium sancti Arethae or Martyrium Arethae)[5] which exists in two recensions: the earlier and more authentic, which was found by Michel Le Quien (Oriens Christianus, ii. 428) and was subsequently dated as no later than the 7th century; the later, revised by Simeon Metaphrastes, dates from the 10th century. The Ge’ez and Arabic versions of the text were translated into French in 2006[6] and the Greek version in 2007.[7]
