Martyr
Dion
A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
Life
Holy Martyr Dion ended his life by the sword. He is commemorated on 8 March (new style) in the Greek synaxarion.
A verse of the synaxarion says that even if the terrible right hand of the deceiver slays you, the right hand of the Master crowns you, Dion. No other details of his life have survived in the source consulted.
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