Hieromartyr
Socrates of Ancyra
Cleric of Ancyra, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Feast
- October 21old style November 3
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Hieromartyr Socrates of Ancyra was a priest and suffered together with the martyr Theodota in the time of Emperor Alexander Severus (about 222-235).
The sources consulted preserve no account of their suffering. The saint is commemorated on 3 November, according to the Greek calendar, in the new style; he is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Commemorated the same day October 21
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