Philumenus

Saint Philumenus, martyr, is commemorated on 24 November together with the Martyr Christopher. Nothing is known of his life: neither the time nor the place of his martyrdom has been recorded.

Their memory appears in the Synaxarion of the Church of Constantinople, compiled at the end of the tenth century, alongside that of another martyr, Eugene. It is not known whether the three suffered at the same time. The verse synaxaria say that Philumenus and Christopher were put to death by the sword, while Eugene was thrown from a wall by pagans. The Great Synaxaristes of the Greek Church likewise commemorates Philumenus and Christopher together as martyrs who were perfected by the sword.

Their memory was not entered in the present calendar of the Russian Church. The Philumenus of 24 November should not be confused with the Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra, commemorated on 29 November.