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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Holy Hieromartyrs

Octavian and Companions

A cleric of Carthage, slain by the Arian Vandals with many others in 484.

Feast
March 22old style April 4
Reposed
4845th century
Place
Carthage
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Hieromartyr Octavian, archdeacon of the Church of Carthage in North Africa, was put to death in 484 together with several thousand companions, in the time of the Vandal king Huneric, who as an Arian persecuted the Orthodox Church. The names of the many who suffered with him are not preserved. Octavian and Companions are saints of the undivided Church, commemorated on 22 March (new style; 4 April in the old style).

Commemorated the same day March 22