Holy Martyrs
37 Martyrs of Plovdiv
A group of 37 martyrs of Plovdiv, commemorated together by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Life
The 37 Martyrs of Plovdiv are martyrs of Plovdiv, in present-day Bulgaria, commemorated together by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on 20 August. The Bulgarian calendar preserves no data on their names, their time or their sufferings.
Commemorated the same day August 20
Stephen I of HungaryRight-Believing · King of HungaryAug 20
SamuelProphet · Prophet and JudgeAug 20
AmadourVenerable · Hermit of RocamadourAug 20
Theocharis of NeapolisNew Martyr · New martyr of NeapolisAug 20
Peter PähkelConfessor · Bishop of Petseri and TartuAug 20- Heliodorus of Bet ZabdaiHieromartyr · Bishop of Bet ZabdaiAug 20
- 37 Venerable Martyrs of BizyeHoly Venerable MartyrsAug 20
- Achilles of ThraceMartyrAug 20
- Agathon of ThraceMartyrAug 20
- Alexander GadalinNew MartyrAug 20
- Alexander MalinovskyHieromartyrAug 20
- Alypy IvlevHieromartyrAug 20