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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Nestorianus

A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Feast
March 1old style March 14
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Nestorianus died by the sword and is commemorated on 1 March (new style) in the Greek synaxarion, in a company of martyrs that includes Antonius, Marcellus, Sylvester, Sophronius, Agapius, Nikephoros and Charisius.

A verse of the synaxarion says that Nestorianus, with his neck drawn backward, carries the slaughter forward. No other details of his life have survived.

Commemorated the same day March 1