Martyr
Iaroya of Cyrene
A woman martyr of Cyrene, who suffered for Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Iaroya of Cyrene (also called Hieroya or Aroya), a martyr in the year 310, served with the martyrs Cyprilla and Lucia Bishop Theodore of Cyrene. After Saint Cyprilla received a martyr's death for Christ, Iaroya and Lucia buried her, and then they too were put to death for confessing Christianity.
She is commemorated on 18 July (4-5 July on the old style, according to the Greek calendar). She is not in the present calendar of the Russian Church.
Commemorated the same day July 5
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Barbara YakovlevaVenerable Martyr · Nun of the Martha and Mary ConventJul 5
Stephen of NicaeaSaint · Bishop honored at Reggio CalabriaJul 5
Agapitos of OptinaConfessor · Monk of OptinaJul 5- Lampadus of IrenopolisVenerableJul 5
- Feodor RemezNew Martyr · Secretary of Grand Duke SergeiJul 5
- Grand Duke Sergei MikhailovichNew Martyr · Grand Duke, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5
Prince Konstantin KonstantinovichNew Martyr · Prince, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5
Prince Vladimir PaleyNew Martyr · Prince and poet, martyr of AlapayevskJul 5- Agatho and TriphinaHoly MartyrsJul 5
- Andrija (Šiljak)Hieromartyr · of PljevljaJul 5