Holy Venerable Martyrs
Monastic Martyrs of Karyes
Monastic martyrs of Karyes on Mount Athos.
- Feast
- December 5old style December 18
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Karyes
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Holy Monastic Martyrs of Karyes are the monks killed by Latins in the capital of Mount Athos during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Michael Palaiologos (1259-1282), who betrayed Orthodoxy by union with Rome.
The Latins came onto Athos with fire and sword. They burst into Karyes and burned and devastated the church of the Protaton, the only basilica on the Holy Mountain, built in 965, "leaving no one alive". The Protos of the Holy Mountain, who had denounced Latin reasoning as heresy, was hanged after much torture before the Protaton, at the place called Chalkhos. Those hidden in the caves around Karyes were cut down with swords.
For the same events see also the commemoration of 10 October. The Monastic Martyrs of Karyes are commemorated on 5 December.
Commemorated the same day December 5
Sabbas the SanctifiedVenerable · Founder of Mar Saba LavraDec 5
Dalmatius of PedonaHieromartyr · Preacher of northern ItalyDec 5
Bassus of LuceraHieromartyr · First bishop of LuceraDec 5
Bassus of NiceHieromartyr · Bishop of NiceDec 5- Elias ChetverukhinHieromartyr · Archpriest of MoscowDec 5
- Savva of MoshokRighteous · Priest of MoshokDec 5
- AberciusMartyrDec 5
- Aprus of SensVenerable · Monk of SensDec 5
- Basilissa of OerenVenerable · Abbess of OerenDec 5
- CawrdafVenerableDec 5
- Colman ua h-EircSaintDec 5
- Cosmas of Mount AthosVenerable MartyrDec 5