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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Holy Hierarchs

Valerian, Urban, Crescens, Eustace, Cresconius, Crescentian, Felix, Hortulanus and Florentian

A group of hierarchs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.

Feast
November 28old style December 11
Era
5th century
Order
Hierarchs

Life

Valerian, Urban, Crescens, Eustace, Cresconius, Crescentian, Felix, Hortulanus and Florentian were bishops of North Africa, exiled by the Arian king Genseric, in the fifth century. They reposed in exile and were afterwards honoured as confessors of the true faith. They are remembered together on 28 November in the Western calendar (new style).

No other details have been preserved. They are honoured as saints of the undivided Church, with no synodal canonization shown in the source.

Commemorated the same day November 28