Martyr
Lucian
A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- January 19old style February 1
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Lucian the Martyr is commemorated on 19 January (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece) in the group of the martyrs Euphrasia, Lucian, Paula and the children Claudius, Hypatius, Paul and Dionysius. The English calendar places on the same day the virgin martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia, who suffered in 303.
The sources consulted do not tell the story of Lucian's life or of the manner of his death; he remains honoured beside the others of the group.
Commemorated the same day January 19
JosephRighteous · Betrothed of the Virgin MaryJan 19
AaronProphet · The High PriestJan 19
Macarius of EgyptVenerable · Father of the Scetis DesertJan 19
Mark of EphesusSaint · Metropolitan of EphesusJan 19
Anastasius of SinaiVenerable · Abbot on Mount SinaiJan 19
Marius, Martha, Audifax and AbachumHoly MartyrsJan 19
Agricius of TrierSaint · Bishop of TrierJan 19
Pontianus of SpoletoMartyr · Martyr of SpoletoJan 19Contentius of BayeuxSaint · Bishop of BayeuxJan 19
Euthymius the Confessor of GeorgiaConfessor · Georgian ascetic monk and scholarJan 19
Anton of MartqopiStylite · One of the Syrian FathersJan 19- Arsenius of CorfuSaint · Archbishop of CorfuJan 19