Saint
Dioscorus of Egypt
A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 February; few details survive.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Feast
- February 9old style February 22
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Egypt
Life
The name Dioscorus of Egypt appears in the martyrology attributed to Saint Jerome, on 9 February, in a list of names linked with Egypt. No other details have survived. He is counted among the saints of the undivided Church; the source shows no synodal canonization.
Commemorated the same day February 9
Apollonia of AlexandriaMartyr · of AlexandriaFeb 9
Pancras of TaorminaHieromartyr · Bishop of TaorminaFeb 9
Teilo of LlandaffSaint · Bishop of LlandaffFeb 9
Peter of DamascusVenerable · Author in the PhilokaliaFeb 9
Nicephorus of AntiochMartyrFeb 9
Gennady of VazheozeroVenerable · Hermit of VazheozeroFeb 9- AthenodorusSaintFeb 9
- Nikephoros of VazheozeroVenerable · Founder of the Vazheozero hermitageFeb 9
- Alexander of VologdaRighteous · Priest of VologdaFeb 9
- Nikephoros of BorovskVenerable · HegumenFeb 9
- Aemilianus and BrachioHoly VenerablesFeb 9
- Aemilianus of PionsatSaintFeb 9