Holy Martyrs
Ammon and Companions
Martyrs of Membressa in North Africa.
- Feast
- February 9old style February 22
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Membressa
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Holy Martyrs Ammon and Companions were forty-four Christians put to death for the faith at Membressa in North Africa. Orthodox England names Ammon, Emilian and Lassa among them. The sources do not say when they suffered. They are venerated as saints of the undivided Church and are commemorated on 9 February (new calendar).
Commemorated the same day February 9
Apollonia of AlexandriaMartyr · of AlexandriaFeb 9
Pancras of TaorminaHieromartyr · Bishop of TaorminaFeb 9
Teilo of LlandaffSaint · Bishop of LlandaffFeb 9
Peter of DamascusVenerable · Author in the PhilokaliaFeb 9
Nicephorus of AntiochMartyrFeb 9
Gennady of VazheozeroVenerable · Hermit of VazheozeroFeb 9- AthenodorusSaintFeb 9
- Nikephoros of VazheozeroVenerable · Founder of the Vazheozero hermitageFeb 9
- Alexander of VologdaRighteous · Priest of VologdaFeb 9
- Nikephoros of BorovskVenerable · HegumenFeb 9
- Aemilianus and BrachioHoly VenerablesFeb 9
- Aemilianus of PionsatSaintFeb 9