Hermogenes

Holy Martyr Hermogenes is a martyr of the early centuries, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion on 24 July (new style). The synaxarion says that all his teeth were torn out and that he died of the resulting infection and bleeding that could not be stopped.

The place and time of his suffering are not known from the surviving sources. The name Hermogenes means “born of Hermes” and was borne by several saints. The Church honours this martyr for the patience with which he accepted death for faith in Christ.