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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Epimachus

Martyr of Alexandria who suffered in the persecution of Decius.

Feast
May 9old style May 22
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Epimachus was a Christian of Alexandria who received martyrdom in the time of the persecution of the emperor Decius (249-251). He is commemorated on 9 May.

The sources available to us preserve no details of his life or of the manner of his death. The persecution of Decius was the first empire-⁠wide persecution of Christians, and Alexandria had many martyrs then.

Commemorated the same day May 9