Martyr
Castor
A hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- November 5old style November 18
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Castor is commemorated on 5 November (new style, the Greek calendar) together with Saint Agathangelus. The synaxarion says that Castor received martyrdom by fire; according to unverified information, he was a bishop. A verse says that his release through the fire is not far off and that the crown is near.
Place, time and other details of his life are not preserved.
Commemorated the same day November 5
.jpg)
LinusApostle · Bishop of RomeNov 5.jpg)
Gaius of EphesusApostle · Apostle of the SeventyNov 5
Hermas of PhilippopolisApostle · Bishop of PhilippopolisNov 5- Philologus of SinopeApostle · Bishop of SinopeNov 5
_-_November_-_06_Joannicius_the_Great.jpg)
Galaktion and EpistemeHoly MartyrsNov 5.jpg)
PatrobasApostle · Apostle of the SeventyNov 5
TrofimenaSaintNov 5
Jonah of NovgorodSaint · Archbishop of Novgorod and PskovNov 5.jpg)
Mark of EcaSaint · Bishop of EcaNov 5- Gabriel MaslennikovHieromartyr · PriestNov 5
- AgathangelusMartyrNov 5
- Augustine and PaulinusVenerableNov 5