 At the end of Yazdegerd's reign, his tolerance of the Christians was tested by their recklessness.Abda, the bishop of Ohrmazd-Ardashir in Khuzestan, and a band of Christian priests and laity levelled a Zoroastrian fire temple in ; the court summoned them to answer for their actions.Yazdegerd was said to ask Abda, "Since you are the chief and leader of these men, why do you allow them to despise our kingdom, to transgress against our command, and to act in accordance with their own will?