Holy Martyrs
Minervius
A martyr honored at Lyon in Gaul.
Life
Minervius was one of the martyrs of Lyon in Gaul in the third century, commemorated together with Eleazar and their companions. Eight children are counted among them. They are saints of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
Their commemoration falls on 23 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 5 September of the civil calendar.
Commemorated the same day August 23
Irenaeus of LyonsHieromartyr · Bishop of LyonsAug 23
Callinicus I of ConstantinopleSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleAug 23- Zacchaeus of JerusalemSaint · Bishop of JerusalemAug 23
Lupus of NovaeMartyr · Servant of Saint DemetriusAug 23
Tydfil of MerthyrMartyr · Welsh martyrAug 23.jpg)
Asterius, Claudius and NeonHoly MartyrsAug 23
John VostorgovHieromartyr · Archpriest, preacher and missionaryAug 23- Cyriacus of OstiaHieromartyr · Bishop of OstiaAug 23
Ephraim KuznetsovHieromartyr · Bishop of SelengaAug 23- Anthony of GeraceSaintAug 23
Nicholas VarzhanskyMartyrAug 23- Antonios of SardisSaint · Bishop of SardisAug 23