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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Alcibiades

A saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.

Feast
August 16old style August 29
Reposed
1772nd century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Alcibiades was a Christian of Lyon (Lugdunum) in Gaul, martyred in the year 177, in the time of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180). The Greek synaxarion says that, being a Christian, he was arrested and received a martyr's death in that persecution. He may be the same as the martyr commemorated on 16 August, who suffered by fire.

He is commemorated on 2 June, by the Western calendar (new style), together with the other martyrs of Lyon. He is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day August 16