Holy Hieromartyrs
Diodorus and Marianus
A priest and a deacon, martyrs of Rome, put to death around 283.
- Feast
- December 1old style December 14
- Reposed
- 2833rd century
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saints Diodorus and Marianus, a priest and a deacon, hieromartyrs, suffered at Rome in the time of the Emperor Numerian, around 283, together with other Christians.
The sources say that a whole Christian community was put to death while gathered for prayer in the catacombs, whose entrance had been walled up. They are saints of the undivided Church and are commemorated on 1 December (New Calendar).
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