Saint
Seven Virgins of Gaza
A group of seven virgins of Gaza, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- August 31old style September 13
- Era
- unknown
Life
The Seven Virgins of Gaza are seven virgins commemorated together on 31 August in the synaxarion of the Church of Greece (new style). The synaxarion on saint.gr preserves neither their names nor any account of their lives or suffering; it does not even say whether they were martyrs.
Commemorated the same day August 31
Aristides of AthensMartyr · Christian apologistAug 31
Aidan of LindisfarneSaint · Bishop of LindisfarneAug 31
Gennadius of ConstantinopleSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleAug 31
Paulinus of TrierSaint · Bishop of TrierAug 31
WalaSaint · Adviser to CharlemagneAug 31
CuthburhVenerable · First abbess of WimborneAug 31
Martyrs of JasenovacHoly New Martyrs · Serbian new martyrsAug 31- Macarie the ProtopsaltesVenerable · Hieromonk and protopsaltesAug 31
- 366 Martyrs of NicomediaHoly MartyrsAug 31
- Aedh of Cuil MaineSaint · DeaconAug 31
- Alexander LyubimovHieromartyrAug 31
- AndrewMartyrAug 31