Holy Martyrs
Faustus and Companions
Martyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome.
Life
The Holy Martyrs Faustus and Companions were twenty-four martyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome. The sources do not give the names of the others, the year or the circumstances of their martyrdom.
They are commemorated on 24 June among the saints of the West before the Great Schism (saints of the undivided Church), by the New Calendar.
Commemorated the same day June 24
John the BaptistProphet · The ForerunnerJun 24
Nicetas of RemesianaSaint · Bishop of RemesianaJun 24Rumbold of MechelenMartyr · Missionary and martyrJun 24
Mikhail II of TverRight-BelievingJun 24
Athanasios PariosVenerable · Hieromonk and Teacher of the NationJun 24
John the Hermit of BohemiaVenerable · First hermit of BohemiaJun 24- Orentius, Pharnacius, Heros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus and LonginusHoly Martyrs · The Seven Brothers of LazicaJun 24
- James and John of MenyugaHoly Right-Believing Rulers · Child brothers of NovgorodJun 24
- OrentiusMartyrJun 24
- Panagiotes of CaesareaNew MartyrJun 24
- Agilbert of CréteilMartyrJun 24
- Agoard and Aglibert of CréteilHoly MartyrsJun 24