Martyr
Andrew of Alexandria
A martyr of Alexandria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Feast
- September 6old style September 19
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Andrew of Alexandria is commemorated together with the martyrs the priest Faustus, the deacon Abibus and with Kalodota, Macarius, Andrew, Kyriakos, Dionysius, Andropelagia, Thecla, Kyriakos, Theoctistus and Sarapamon, eleven in all. They received the death of martyrs for Christ at Alexandria, in the time of Emperor Decius (249 to 251). During the persecution all firmly confessed themselves Christians before the governor Valerius and were beheaded about the year 250. Their bodies were buried by the Christians of Alexandria. They are commemorated on 19 September.
Commemorated the same day September 6
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Faustus, Abibus and DionysiusHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of AlexandriaSep 6
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Archippus of ChairotopaVenerableSep 6- Eudoxius, Zeno and MacariusMartyr · Martyrs of MeliteneSep 6
- Constantine BogoslovskyHieromartyr · ArchpriestSep 6
- Abibas of AlexandriaHieromartyr · DeaconSep 6
- AndronicusMartyrSep 6
- Andropelagia of AlexandriaMartyrSep 6
- Arator of VerdunSaint · Bishop of VerdunSep 6
- AugustineHoly MartyrsSep 6
- BegaVenerableSep 6
- Bricin of TomreganVenerable · Abbot of TomreganSep 6