Martyr
Priscus
A saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Feast
- December 7old style December 20
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Priscus is commemorated on 7 December (new style, the Greek calendar) together with Martin and Nicholas. The synaxarion says that Priscus died a martyr's death from lack of food, Martin suffered by being cut up with axes, and Nicholas received martyrdom by fire.
The feast of the three is kept near the wall of Blachernae. A verse says that Christ will give Priscus, dead from hunger for earthly bread, the bread of angels.
Commemorated the same day December 7
Ambrose of MilanSaint · Bishop of MilanDec 7
Sabinus of SpoletoHieromartyr · Bishop of SpoletoDec 7
Anthony of SiyaVenerable · Founder of Antonievo-Siysky MonasteryDec 7
Aemilianus the PhysicianMartyr · Physician and confessor of AfricaDec 7
Nil of StolobnyVenerable · Founder of the Stolobny hermitageDec 7
Philofteia of Curtea de ArgeșVenerable Martyr · Patron of Curtea de ArgeșDec 7- Gregory of GornjakVenerableDec 7
John the Faster of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Monk of the Kiev CavesDec 7- Mastridia of AlexandriaVenerableDec 7
Sergius GoloshchapovHieromartyr · ArchpriestDec 7- Gregory the HesychastVenerable · Hesychast monk of AthosDec 7
- Romanus of SinaiSaint · Monk of SinaiDec 7