Peter of Capitolias was an 8th-century Christian saint. He was born inCapitolias, in what is todayJordan, married and became the father of three children. After the death of his wife, he became a monk and, according to some traditions, was later consecrated bishop ofBosra.
He was executed by stoning in Bosra for criticizing Islam. His feast day is January 13[1] or October 4.[2] Before his execution, he was successively interrogated by the governor of theJund al-Urdunn district,Umar ibn al-Walid, his deputy Zur'a and finally Caliphal-Walid I (r. 705–715).[3][4]
ThePassion of Peter of Capitolias, ahagiographic account of his martyrdom, is known from a singleOld Georgian manuscript copied at theGelati Monastery in 1565. The Georgian text with a Russian translation was published byKorneli Kekelidze in 1915. A French summary by Paul Peeters appeared in 1939 and an English translation byStephen J. Shoemaker in 2016.[5]
ThePassion is attributed to "John, monk and priest of Damascus", which may refer toJohn of Damascus, as Kekelidze thought.Theophanes the Confessor confirms that John wrote hagiography, including an account of Peter of Capitolias, during his retirement inMar Saba.[5]
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