Martyr
Theonas
Martyr of Nicomedia
A martyr at Nicomedia, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
Life
Holy Martyr Theonas suffered at Nicomedia, in the time of the emperor Diocletian, together with Theopemptus, bishop of the city. He is commemorated on 3 January (new style), in the ancient martyrologies of the Church. The sources at hand give no further details of his life and death.
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