Holy Martyrs
Six Martyrs
A group of six martyrs, honored together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- September 21old style October 4
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Six Martyrs are remembered on 21 September. According to the synaxarion they were soldiers in the guard of the Emperor Maximian (the year 298) and were put to the sword. Their names are not preserved in our sources.
Commemorated the same day September 21
JonahProphet · The ProphetSep 21
Quadratus of AthensApostle · Bishop of AthensSep 21
Demetrius of RostovSaint · Metropolitan of RostovSep 21
Castor of AptSaint · Bishop of AptSep 21
Plato AivazidisHieromartyr · Archimandrite and theologianSep 21
Basil KondratyevMartyrSep 21
Mavriky PoletaevVenerable Martyr · ArchimandriteSep 21- Jerome of the CavesVenerable · Recluse of the Kyiv Caves LavraSep 21
- Daniel of ShuzhgoraVenerable · Founder of a monasterySep 21
- Acacius of SitiaSaint · Bishop of SitiaSep 21
- Aedhan son of OissinSaintSep 21
- Alexander BelyakovHieromartyrSep 21