Martyr
Gaius
A saint remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
- Feast
- December 7old style December 20
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Gaius is commemorated on 7 December (new style, the Greek calendar) together with Saint Gaianus. The synaxarion says that both received martyrdom by fire. A verse puts on the lips of Gaianus the words that, even if Gaius is thrown into the midst of the furnace, he will not leave him.
Place and time are not preserved.
Commemorated the same day December 7
Ambrose of MilanSaint · Bishop of MilanDec 7
Sabinus of SpoletoHieromartyr · Bishop of SpoletoDec 7
Anthony of SiyaVenerable · Founder of Antonievo-Siysky MonasteryDec 7
Aemilianus the PhysicianMartyr · Physician and confessor of AfricaDec 7
Nil of StolobnyVenerable · Founder of the Stolobny hermitageDec 7
Philofteia of Curtea de ArgeșVenerable Martyr · Patron of Curtea de ArgeșDec 7- Gregory of GornjakVenerableDec 7
John the Faster of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Monk of the Kiev CavesDec 7- Mastridia of AlexandriaVenerableDec 7
Sergius GoloshchapovHieromartyr · ArchpriestDec 7- Gregory the HesychastVenerable · Hesychast monk of AthosDec 7
- Romanus of SinaiSaint · Monk of SinaiDec 7