Martyr
Mesir
A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Life
Holy Martyr Mesir is commemorated on 19 May, in the new style, with the martyrs Barbarus, Demetrius (Demetrion), Donatus, Danactus and Pherinus. The Azbyka page notes that his name is not found in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church and that the time of these martyrs' suffering is not known. It says only that Barbarus, Danactus, Mesir and Pherinus were put to the sword, while Demetrius and Donatus were pierced with arrows.
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