Holy Martyrs
500 Martyrs
A multitude of five hundred martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- December 21old style January 3
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The 500 Martyrs are remembered on 21 December. They believed in Christ through the word of Saint Juliana (remembered on the same day) and were all put to the sword. Our sources say that this took place at Nicomedia. Their names are not preserved.
Commemorated the same day December 21
Juliana of NicomediaMartyrDec 21
Anton II of GeorgiaSaint · Catholicos-Patriarch of GeorgiaDec 21
Philaret of KievSaint · Metropolitan of Kiev and GaliciaDec 21
Juliania of VyazmaRight-Believing · Princess of VyazmaDec 21
Procopius of VyatkaFool-for-Christ · Fool for ChristDec 21
Siméon MstislavitchRight-BelievingDec 21%2C_1_August_2023.jpg)
Themistocles of MyraMartyrDec 21.jpg)
Nikita PribytkovHieromartyr · Bishop of BelevDec 21- 130 Holy WomenSaintsDec 21
- BaudacariusVenerableDec 21
- BeornwaldHieromartyr · Priest of BamptonDec 21
- Flann son of FoircheallachSaintDec 21