Holy Martyrs
Six Martyrs of Bizye
Six martyrs who suffered at Bizye in Thrace.
Life
The Six Martyrs of Bizye are remembered on 10 August. The synaxarion says that they suffered at Bizye in Thrace; some had their bones broken, others had their flesh torn. A note adds that in the Synaxarion of Dionysiou Monastery the place of their suffering is given as Libya. Their names are not preserved in our sources.
Commemorated the same day August 10
Sixtus IIHieromartyr · Bishop of RomeAug 10
Lawrence of RomeHieromartyr · Archdeacon of RomeAug 10
Laurentius of KalugaFool-for-Christ · Fool for ChristAug 10- Agapitus of RomeHieromartyr · Deacon of the Church of RomeAug 10
- Agathonica of CarthageMartyrAug 10
- Agilberta of JouarreVenerable · Abbess of JouarreAug 10
- Aredius of LyonSaint · Bishop of LyonAug 10
- Asteria of BergamoMartyrAug 10
- Athanasius KislovHieromartyr · Archpriest of TverAug 10
- Bassa, Paula and AgathonicaHoly MartyrsAug 10
- Bertram of StaffordVenerableAug 10
- BlaneSaintAug 10