Martyr
Hippolytus
Life
Holy Martyr Hippolytus was a Roman soldier and guard of the prison where Christians were held, in the persecution of the third century. Seeing the many wonderful healings worked by the holy archdeacon Lawrence, he believed in Christ and was baptized with his whole family.
According to tradition, Hippolytus then accepted death for his faith. The Greek synaxarion calls him “bound to horses” and commemorates him with Lawrence and Pope Sixtus, who suffered in the year 253 or thereabouts. The account of his martyrdom says that he was tied to horses and dragged until he gave up his soul.
He is commemorated on 10 August (new style), the same day as Saint Lawrence.
Commemorated the same day August 10
Sixtus IIHieromartyr · Bishop of RomeAug 10
Lawrence of RomeHieromartyr · Archdeacon of RomeAug 10
Laurentius of KalugaFool-for-Christ · Fool for ChristAug 10- Agapitus of RomeHieromartyr · Deacon of the Church of RomeAug 10
- Agathonica of CarthageMartyrAug 10
- Agilberta of JouarreVenerable · Abbess of JouarreAug 10
- Aredius of LyonSaint · Bishop of LyonAug 10
- Asteria of BergamoMartyrAug 10
- Athanasius KislovHieromartyr · Archpriest of TverAug 10
- Bassa, Paula and AgathonicaHoly MartyrsAug 10
- Bertram of StaffordVenerableAug 10
- BlaneSaintAug 10