Martyr
Disan of Persia
A martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Disan of Persia was a bishop and suffered for the faith in Christ together with the presbyter Mariav, with Abdias and with two hundred and seventy other Christians, around the years 362-364, in the time of the Persian king Shapur II. Taken into captivity, they refused to renounce the Christian faith and received a martyr's death.
Among them was also the Holy Martyr Ia, commemorated on 11 September. The Synaxarion commemorates them on 22 April (new style).
Commemorated the same day April 9
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Acacius of AmidaSaint · Bishop of AmidaApr 9
Bademus of PersiaVenerable Martyr · Abbot and martyr of PersiaApr 9
Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of LesbosHoly Venerable MartyrsApr 9
Aedesius of AlexandriaMartyr · Brother of Saint AmphianApr 9
Eupsychius of CaesareaMartyr · Martyr of Caesarea in CappadociaApr 9- ClementinaMartyrApr 9
- Theodore of CrowlandVenerable Martyr · Abbot of CrowlandApr 9
- Abdies of PersiaMartyrApr 9
- AedhachSaintApr 9
- Bat Emas of PersiaMartyrApr 9
- BroganSaintApr 9