Hieromartyr
Peter of Melitene
A hieromartyr honored at Melitene, of whom little is known.
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Life
Holy Hieromartyr Peter of Melitene was a deacon and received the crown of martyrdom at Melitene in Armenia, together with his attendant Hermogenes. He is commemorated on 17 April by the Roman calendar (new style). The sources keep only this fact; the year is not known.
Commemorated the same day April 17
Agapetus I of RomeConfessor · Bishop of RomeApr 17
Simeon bar SabbaeHieromartyr · Bishop of Seleucia-CtesiphonApr 17
Alexander of SvirVenerable · Abbot of Svir MonasteryApr 17
Acacius of MeliteneSaint · Bishop of MeliteneApr 17
Macarius of CorinthSaint · Metropolitan of CorinthApr 17
Zosimas of SolovkiVenerable · Co-founder of Solovki MonasteryApr 17- UsthazadesMartyrApr 17
- Paisius of KyivVenerable · Monk of the Kyiv Caves LavraApr 17
- Abdelas of SeleuciaHieromartyrApr 17
- Adrian of CorinthMartyrApr 17
- Ananias of SeleuciaHieromartyrApr 17
- Askitreia of SeleuciaMartyrApr 17