Martyr
Martyr Abdiesus (Avdies) the Persian
† 362
Also known as: Аводий (вариант имени в исходных данных)
Martyr Abdiesus (Avdies) the Persian — a deacon, one of about 270 martyrs (with Bishop Illiodorus) executed by King Shapur II near Beth-Zabde in 362; this identification is adopted as the most plausible, though not certain, match for the name "Avdiy" in the entry's original data.
In-depth verification found no saint with the exact name "Avdiy" in any authoritative source (pravenc.ru, azbyka.ru, days.pravoslavie.ru). The closest phonetic match, and the one consistent with the entry's "martyr" category, is the deacon Abdiesus (Avdies) the Persian.
Deacon Abdiesus was one of about 270 Christians (together with Bishop Illiodorus and presbyters Davsan and Mariav) executed by King Shapur II near the city of Beth-Zabde in 362, during the Persian siege of that city. Abdiesus survived the mass execution by hiding, later returned to bury the slain martyrs, and continued to preach in secret; he was eventually killed by a hired shepherd at the martyrs' burial site.
His feast is kept on April 22 (correspondence to the Old/New calendar style is not specified in the source).
IMPORTANT CAVEAT: an alternative candidate was also considered — deacon Abdikios the Persian (martyred with presbyter James and deacon Azadan, feast September 5/18) — but no exact match to the original name "Avdiy" could be confirmed with certainty for either candidate. This identification is adopted as the most plausible hypothesis; verification_status is left as "uncertain."