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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Valerius

A saint named Valerius, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
October 25old style November 7
Era
unknown

Life

Saint Valerius is commemorated on 25 October (new style, the Greek calendar) together with Saint Chrysaphius. The synaxarion says that both received martyrdom by the sword. The name Valerius also appears as Valerinus, and that of Chrysaphius as Chrysaphus.

Place, time and other details are not preserved. A verse shows that the punishment of the two athletes of Christ was the sword.

Commemorated the same day October 25