Holy Martyrs
Twelve Soldier-Martyrs of Rome
Twelve soldiers who suffered for Christ at Rome.
Life
The Twelve Soldier-Martyrs of Rome are commemorated together in the Synaxarion, without further details of their names or times. It says only that they suffered by the sword. They are saints of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
Their commemoration falls on 31 July (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 13 August of the civil calendar. We have no further details of their lives.
Commemorated the same day July 31
Joseph of ArimatheaRighteous · Disciple of the LordJul 31
Germanus of AuxerreSaint · Bishop of AuxerreJul 31_by_shakko.jpg)
John the ExarchSaint · Bulgarian scholarJul 31.jpg)
Benjamin of PetrogradHieromartyr · Metropolitan of PetrogradJul 31
Calimerius of MilanSaint · Bishop of MilanJul 31
Neot of CornwallVenerable · Hermit in CornwallJul 31
George NovitskyMartyr · Professor of lawJul 31
John KovsharovMartyr · Lawyer of Alexander Nevsky LavraJul 31
Basil of KineshmaConfessor · Bishop of KineshmaJul 31
Sergius SheinHieromartyr · Archimandrite and former Duma deputyJul 31- Arsen of NinotsmindaVenerable · Georgian bishop and calligrapherJul 31
- Anna SerovaMartyrJul 31