Martyr
Archontion
A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Feast
- September 3old style September 16
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Archontion died as a martyr of hunger, according to the synaxarion; in the text the devil is compared to a monster with a large throat, Lamia. The calendar of the Church of Greece (new style) commemorates him on 3 September, among the martyrs Basilissa, Zeno, the deacon Phoebe and Chariton. No other details survive.
Commemorated the same day September 3
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