Holy Martyrs
Martyred family: grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and two children
A family of six martyrs of three generations, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
Life
The Martyred family: grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and two children was a family of three generations, six believers who together received death by the sword for Christ. The Greek synaxarion does not preserve their names and gives no other details about their martyrdom. They are commemorated together on 9 March (new style).
Commemorated the same day March 9
Forty Martyrs of SebasteHoly Martyrs · Soldiers of the Twelfth LegionMar 9
Bruno of QuerfurtHieromartyr · Missionary ArchbishopMar 9
Pacian of BarcelonaSaint · Bishop of BarcelonaMar 9
Caesarius of NazianzusSaint · Brother of Gregory the TheologianMar 9- Urpasianus of NicomediaMartyrMar 9
The 42 Martyrs of MomišićiHoly New MartyrsMar 9
Vitalis of CastronovoVenerable · Hermit and abbot in southern ItalyMar 9- Aetius of SebasteMartyrMar 9
- Aglaius of SebasteMartyrMar 9
- Alexander of SebasteMartyrMar 9
- Alexandra SamoylovaVenerable MartyrMar 9
- Alexis SmirnovHieromartyrMar 9