Martyr
Gaius of Thrace
Martyr of Thrace, who suffered for Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Gaius of Thrace suffered in the year 304 in Philippopolis in Thrace, under the emperor Diocletian, together with the priest Severus, the centurion Memnon and thirty-six other martyrs. Their hands and feet were cut off and they were thrown into a burning furnace.
Saint Gaius is commemorated on 2 September. He is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Church. The Azbyka page preserves no other details of his life.
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