Hieromartyr
Philip
A hieromartyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- February 14old style February 27
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Philip the Hieromartyr was a bishop of Gaza and is commemorated on 14 February (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece) together with Philemon, bishop of Gaza, as a hieromartyr. The English calendar remembers Philemon of Gaza in the tenth century.
The sources consulted give no other details about his life or how he received the crown of martyrdom.
Commemorated the same day February 14
CyrilEqual-to-the-Apostles · Apostle to the SlavsFeb 14
MaronVenerable · Syriac HermitFeb 14
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 14Damian 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