Ammon

Holy Martyr Ammon was a Cypriot and, according to the source consulted, a disciple of Origen. He suffered for faith in Christ at Soloi in Cyprus, together with Alexander, perhaps in the persecution of the emperor Decius (248-251).

The Roman Martyrology says that Alexander and Ammon were martyred at Soloi. According to local tradition, their martyrdom took place in the third century, together with twenty other Christians. They are commemorated on 9 February (new style) in the Greek synaxarion. The online synaxarion notes that their existence and the date of the feast are not confirmed by other sources.