Saint
Schinon
A saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- December 23old style January 5
- Era
- unknown
Life
Holy Martyr Schinon was beheaded by the sword for the Christian faith. Greek lists commemorate him together with Chrysogonus, the eparch of the city of Thessalonica. The Serbian Church commemorates him on 23 December by the old calendar (5 January by the new). The sources consulted give no other details about him.
Commemorated the same day December 23
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- Paul of NeocaesareaConfessor · Bishop of NeocaesareaDec 23
- Antonina of TismanaVenerable · Nun of Tismana MonasteryDec 23
- David of DvinskMartyrDec 23
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- Agathopus of CreteMartyrDec 23
- Anfadan of Ros IngiteSaintDec 23
- Basil SpasskyHieromartyrDec 23