Holy Hieromartyrs
Felix and Cyprian
Bishops of Africa
African bishops who led 4,966 Christians martyred in the Sahara under the Vandal king Huneric, around 482.
- Feast
- September 12old style September 25
- Reposed
- 4845th century
- Place
- North Africa
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saints Felix and Cyprian, hieromartyrs, were African bishops in the fifth century. They stood at the head of 4,966 Christians, small children among them, who suffered in the Sahara desert in the time of Huneric, king of the Vandals, around the year 482. They are commemorated on 12 September.
The acts of their sufferings were written by Victor of Vita, their contemporary.
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