Saint
Philemon
- Feast
- February 14old style February 27
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Philemon, bishop of Gaza, is a hieromartyr of the early Church, commemorated on 14 February. The sources preserve no details of his life.
His commemoration appears only in Patmos Codex 266 of the synaxaria, and the verses accompanying it say that, zealous for the glory of the Apostle Philemon, he wished to die for Christ, and speak of a furnace, which suggests that he suffered by fire. The Church commemorates him as a martyr bishop of Gaza.
Commemorated the same day February 14
CyrilEqual-to-the-Apostles · Apostle to the SlavsFeb 14
MaronVenerable · Syriac HermitFeb 14.jpeg)
Auxentius of BithyniaVenerable · Hermit of BithyniaFeb 14- Abraham of HarranSaint · Bishop of HarranFeb 14
Antoninus of SorrentoVenerable · Abbot and hermitFeb 14
Isaac of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Recluse of the Kiev CavesFeb 14
Ephraim of KatounakiaVenerable · Athonite elder of KatounakiaFeb 14
Modestinus, Florentinus and FlavianusHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of CampaniaFeb 14
Damian the NewVenerable MartyrFeb 14
The Twelve Greek CraftsmenHoly VenerablesFeb 14- Barbara of SkvorchikhaFool-for-Christ · Fool for Christ and recluseFeb 14
- Paul DernovHieromartyr · ArchpriestFeb 14