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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Nestabus

A saint of the early 4th century, commemorated in the Greek calendar.

Feast
April 24old style May 7
Reposed
3034th century

Life

Saint Nestabus (also given as Nestavos) is one of the eight martyrs Danabus, Demetrius, Eusebius, Leontius, Longinus, Nestabus, Neon and Christopher, who suffered in the year 303, at the beginning of the fourth century.

They came to faith through the miracles of the holy Great Martyr George, confessed Christ, were imprisoned, then hung, flayed and beheaded by order of Diocletian. Their common commemoration is on 24 April, according to the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style).

Commemorated the same day April 24