Holy Martyrs
Faustinus and Companions
Martyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome.
- Feast
- February 17old style March 2
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Rome
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Holy Martyrs Faustinus and Companions are a group of forty-five martyrs honoured at Rome. Orthodox England does not say when they suffered. They are venerated as saints of the undivided Church and are commemorated on 17 February (new calendar).
Commemorated the same day February 17
Mesrop MashtotsSaint · Creator of the Armenian alphabetFeb 17
MarcianRight-Believing · Byzantine EmperorFeb 17
Theodore the RecruitGreat Martyr · of AmaseaFeb 17
Hermogenes of MoscowHieromartyr · Patriarch of MoscowFeb 17
MariamneApostle · Sister of the Apostle PhilipFeb 17
Barnabas of GethsemaneVenerable · Hieromonk of Gethsemane SketeFeb 17
Theodore the SilentVenerable · Monk of the Kiev CavesFeb 17- Theodore of ByzantiumNew MartyrFeb 17
- Michael MavroeidisNew MartyrFeb 17
- Theodore AvalianiSaintFeb 17
- Finan of LindisfarneSaint · Bishop of LindisfarneFeb 17
- Agathangelos of FlorinaNew MartyrFeb 17