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Holy Martyrs

Martyrs of Cirta

Martyrs of Cirta in North Africa; few details about them survive.

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Feast
April 29old style May 12
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

The Martyrs of Cirta are a group of five Christians tortured for their faith at Cirta in the province of Numidia, in North Africa. With them suffered a woman and her two children, whose names are not known. The five are Agapius, Antonius, Aemilianus, Secundinus and Tertulla.

They are commemorated on 29 April (Roman calendar, new style).

Commemorated the same day April 29