Martyr
Nicephorus
Martyr of Antioch, known for the forgiveness he showed his persecutor.
Life
Holy Martyr Nicephorus is one of the seven martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Papias, Nicephorus and Serapion, commemorated together on 5 April. The sources do not preserve a particular passion of his.
The service of the seven martyrs includes a troparion, kontakion and prayer canon, and the Greek Synaxarion thinks they are probably the same as the seven martyrs of 31 January. Nicephorus is not to be confused with Saint Nicephorus of Antioch (9 February), known for the forgiveness he showed his persecutor Sapricius, though this commemoration of 5 April is another. He is commemorated on 5 April.
Commemorated the same day April 5
Job of MoscowSaint · First Patriarch of MoscowApr 5
Plato of SakkoudionVenerable · Abbot of SakkoudionApr 5
Philip I of MoscowSaint · Metropolitan of MoscowApr 5
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Mark of AthensVenerable · Hermit and fool for ChristApr 5- Agathopus of ThessalonikiMartyrApr 5
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Argyre of ProusaNew MartyrApr 5- Nicholas SimoHieromartyr · ArchpriestApr 5
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Theodulus of ThessalonikiMartyrApr 5- AbdiesusSaintApr 5