Meaning & History
Meaning and origin unknown. He is a 4th saint venerated in Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Qardagh (Mar means "lord" and it's like "holy"a honorific title) was a Sassanid prince who was martyred for converting to Christianity. There are Syriac manuscripts that tells his life: The History of the Heroic Deeds of Mar Qardagh the Victorious Martyr.