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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Holy Martyrs

Massa Candida

Martyrs of Utica in Africa, called the White Mass after the quicklime into which they were thrown.

Feast
August 18old style August 31
Era
3rd century
Place
Utica, Africa Proconsularis
Order
Martyrs

Life

Massa Candida, that is, the White Mass, are the martyrs of Utica in Africa, called so after the quicklime into which they were thrown.

The Roman Martyrology commemorates them, and the name of the group comes from this very suffering. The names of the individuals are not preserved, nor any certain details of how they were tried.

Commemorated the same day August 18