Holy Martyrs

Two Thousand Martyrs

A multitude of two thousand martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast: July 1old style July 14
Era: unknown
Order: Martyrs

Life

The Two Thousand Martyrs are remembered on 1 July. The synaxarion says that they were put to the sword. Their names, the place and the year are not preserved in our sources.

Commemorated the same day July 1

EstherSaint · Queen of PersiaJul 1
Cosmas and DamianHoly Unmercenary Healers · Unmercenary physiciansJul 1
Angelina of SerbiaVenerable · Despotess of SerbiaJul 1
Cybard of AngoulêmeVenerable · Hermit of AngoulêmeJul 1
Serf of CulrossSaintJul 1
Galina of CorinthMartyrJul 1
Julius and AaronHoly MartyrsJul 1
Castus and SecundinusMartyr · Martyrs of SinuessaJul 1
Arcadius GaryaevHieromartyr · PriestJul 1
Peter the PatricianVenerable · Byzantine commander turned monkJul 1
25 Martyrs of NicomediaHoly MartyrsJul 1
Ailill IISaint · Bishop of ArmaghJul 1