Holy Hieromartyrs
60 Priests of Carthage
Sixty priests of Carthage, honored together as hieromartyrs.
- Feast
- December 7old style December 20
- Era
- 5th century
- Place
- Carthage
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The 60 Priests of Carthage were hieromartyrs of the fifth century, in the time of the Emperor Zeno (474-476). They were arrested and put to death by having their tongues cut out, as a punishment for their confession.
The Greek synaxarion gives no further details. They are commemorated together on 7 December, by the church calendar of the Church of Greece.
Commemorated the same day December 7
Ambrose of MilanSaint · Bishop of MilanDec 7
Sabinus of SpoletoHieromartyr · Bishop of SpoletoDec 7
Anthony of SiyaVenerable · Founder of Antonievo-Siysky MonasteryDec 7
Aemilianus the PhysicianMartyr · Physician and confessor of AfricaDec 7
Nil of StolobnyVenerable · Founder of the Stolobny hermitageDec 7
Philofteia of Curtea de ArgeșVenerable Martyr · Patron of Curtea de ArgeșDec 7- Gregory of GornjakVenerableDec 7
John the Faster of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Monk of the Kiev CavesDec 7- Mastridia of AlexandriaVenerableDec 7
Sergius GoloshchapovHieromartyr · ArchpriestDec 7- Gregory the HesychastVenerable · Hesychast monk of AthosDec 7
- Romanus of SinaiSaint · Monk of SinaiDec 7