Holy Martyrs
Minervius, Eleazar and His Eight Sons of Lyon
Martyrs of Lyon in France, commemorated together.
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Life
Minervius, Eleazar and His Eight Sons of Lyon were martyrs of Lyon in Gaul, remembered together on 23 August.
The Roman Martyrology says only that at Lyon there were the holy martyrs Minervus and Eleazar, together with his eight sons. The same text mentions on the same day a martyr Luppus, a slave, who enjoyed the liberty of Christ. We have no data on the time or circumstances of their martyrdom.
They are saints of the undivided Church, named in the Roman Martyrology; no Orthodox synodal canonization is known. The information is very scant.
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