Saint
Martyrius
Bishop of Gortyna
Bishop of Gortyna in Crete, who shepherded his flock in the 5th century, around 451.
Life
Holy Hierarch Martyrius was bishop of Gortyna in Crete in the fifth century. He took part in the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451, together with the other Cretan bishops: Gennadius of Knossos, Demetrius of Lampe, Cyril of Sybritos, Eusebius of Apollonias and Euphrates of Eleutherna, and the presbyter Chrysogonus, who held the place of Paul of Katanon.
This council was convened to settle the Christological question and deposed Dioscorus of Alexandria. His commemoration falls on the Sunday between 13 and 19 July (new style), together with the other holy hierarchs of Gortyna.
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