Holy Venerable Martyrs
The 42 Monk Martyrs
Forty-two monk martyrs commemorated at Ephesus, who died around 705.
- Feast
- January 12old style January 25
- Era
- 8th century
- Place
- Ephesus
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The 42 Monk Martyrs were a group of Greek Byzantine monks of the early Middle Ages who received the crown of martyrdom at Ephesus for the veneration of the holy icons, in the time of the iconoclast emperor Constantine V (741 to 775). They are commemorated on 12 January.
The Hungarian source places them around 750, while the present record gives the year 705; the years do not agree, and the reign of Constantine V shows that 750 is more likely. Their names, the manner in which they were killed and details of the life of each are not preserved in the sources at hand. The Church honors them as saints.
The sources being few and vague, this note stops here.
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