Hor, Besoy and Daydara

Holy Martyrs Hor, Besoy and Daydara are martyrs of Egypt of the fourth century, from the persecution of Diocletian. Hor and Besoy were brothers, and Daydara (also called Didra or Theodora) was their mother.

Hor was a soldier. Together with his brother Besoy (also known as Psoi or Absahi) he confessed the Christian faith at Alexandria. Hor was tortured at length and then pierced with a lance; Besoy was beheaded, and their mother, Daydara, died under torture.

They are venerated as saints in the Coptic Church and in the Assyrian Church of the East, which commemorate them on 23 June; Besoy also has a separate commemoration on 24 August. They are saints of the undivided Church, honoured above all in Egypt.