Ecclesiastical Chronicle, Volume 3

He arose and said to those of his house, "I have seen this stranger who came from heaven; he approached me and took me by the hand and raised me." And also, he is now sitting on the chair. And they received him like an angel of God. And many of them he taught and baptized. And he began to build churches in that same city. And he stayed there fifteen years, confirming them in the faith. Then he went out and visited all the regions that were near it, and he performed great signs and wonders. And when the years of his preaching were fulfilled, being thirty-three, he departed to our Lord in the village that is called Badrana original: "ܒܕܪܢܝܐ", and he was buried in the church that he himself had built there.

This man, while he was a deacon, his master Mari had sent to Antioch so that he might see the brothers who were there and bring him news. And when the blessed Mari died, the Easterners sent to Antioch and asked them for a bishop.

[The Latin text mirrors the Syriac: the healed nobleman recounts seeing the "stranger from heaven" who raised him. Mari is received as an angel, baptizes many, and builds churches. After fifteen years in the city, he travels and performs miracles. After thirty-three years of preaching, he dies in the village of Badrana and is buried in his own church.]

[Regarding the next section: Mari had sent his deacon Abrosius to Antioch to report on the situation. After Mari's death, the Eastern faithful sent to Antioch to request a bishop.]

Footnote 1: Badrana (or Badaraia) is a village near Seleucia containing the monastery of Saint Mari, known as Dair-Kana. Footnote 2: Abrosius is also referred to as "Abraham" in other catalogs like that of Solomon of Basra.