Holy Martyrs
Three Martyrs of Rome
Three martyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome.
Life
The Three Martyrs of Rome were three soldiers who were converted at the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul at Rome and were then themselves put to death for Christ, around the year 68. The sources do not give their names in this commemoration, but tradition names among them Acestes, who led Paul to the place of execution.
They are commemorated on 2 July among the saints of the West before the Great Schism (saints of the undivided Church), by the New Calendar.
Commemorated the same day July 2
Stephen the GreatRight-Believing · Prince of MoldaviaJul 2
Juvenal of JerusalemSaint · First Patriarch of JerusalemJul 2
Photius of KyivSaint · Metropolitan of Kyiv and All RusJul 2Oudoceus (Euddogwy)Saint · Bishop of LlandaffJul 2
- AberohSaintJul 2
- AcestesMartyrJul 2
- AristonHoly MartyrsJul 2
- AtomSaintJul 2
- Boniface of CarthageMartyr · Martyr of CarthageJul 2
- Consolus of ComoSaintJul 2
- EutychianMartyrJul 2
- Lambros of SamothraceNew MartyrJul 2