Mari of Edessa

Saint Mari, also known as Mares and originally named Paluṭ, is a saint of the Church of the East. He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, or Addai, and is said to have had Mar Aggai as his spiritual director.

Missionary work
He is believed to have done missionary work around Nineveh, Nisibis, and along the Euphrates, and is said to have been one of the great apostles to Syria and Persia. He was buried in Dair-Kuni.

Liturgy
His feast day is 5 August in the Christian calendar. He and Thaddeus are credited with the Liturgy of Addai and Mari.

Sainthoood
Mari is venerated as a saint by the Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic Church, and the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He is identified as St. Mari of the seventy disciples with whom the Apocryphal Acts of Mar Mari are connected.