Martyr
Carion
A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- February 1old style February 14
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Carion is known only by a name. His tongue was cut out, after which he was tormented to death. He is commemorated on 14 February, according to the Greek calendar. He is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church. The source of these facts says nothing of the time or place of his suffering.
Commemorated the same day February 1
Sigebert IIIRight-Believing · King of AustrasiaFeb 1
Brigid of KildareVenerable · Abbess of KildareFeb 1
Perpetua and FelicitasHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of CarthageFeb 1
Tryphon of ApameaMartyrFeb 1
Perpetua of CarthageMartyr · Martyr of CarthageFeb 1
Felicitas of CarthageMartyr · Martyr of CarthageFeb 1
Symeon Stylites of LesbosStylite · Stylite of LesbosFeb 1- Peter the Hermit of GalatiaVenerable · Hermit near AntiochFeb 1
Vendemianus of BithyniaVenerable · Hermit of BithyniaFeb 1
Basil the ConfessorConfessor · Hierarch of ThessalonikiFeb 1- Elias of HeliopolisMartyr · Martyr of SyriaFeb 1
- Anastasius of NauplionNew Martyr · New Martyr of NauplionFeb 1