Holy Venerable Martyrs
The Six Hermit Venerable-Martyrs
hermits slain by the sword
Six hermits slain by the sword for Christ, commemorated on 19 October together with the martyr Varus of Egypt.
- Feast
- October 19old style November 1
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Six Hermit Venerable-Martyrs were six men who lived in the wilderness and died by the sword for Christ. They are commemorated on 19 October in the Greek Orthodox Synaxarion, together with the martyr Varus of Egypt, with whom they suffered. The Synaxarion says nothing of their names, place or time, only that they lived in ascetic struggle and died bravely, cut down by the sword.
Commemorated the same day October 19
JoelProphet · The ProphetOct 19
John of RilaVenerable · Hermit of RilaOct 19
VarusMartyr · Soldier from EgyptOct 19
Frideswide of OxfordVenerable · Patron of OxfordOct 19
Anthony AbashidzeSaint · Archbishop of Taurida and SimferopolOct 19_-_%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0_02192_%D0%A3%D0%B0%D1%80%2C_%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0.png)
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Gratus of OloronSaint · First Bishop of OloronOct 19_M%C3%A9tropole_Saint-%C3%89tienne_Sculpture_Martyre_de_Saint-Savinien.jpg)
Savinian of SensHieromartyr · Bishop of SensOct 19- Potentianus of SensHieromartyr · Bishop of SensOct 19
- AaronVenerableOct 19
- AbselemaSaint · Bishop of EdessaOct 19
- Alexander NikolskyHieromartyrOct 19