Martyr
Vassa of Tyre
Christian woman of Tyre, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Feast
- September 21old style October 4
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Vassa of Tyre is commemorated in the Priest's Handbook under 7/20 July. She is not included in the present-day Menologion of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The calendar page gives no further details of her life. The commemoration, as the calendar shows it, falls on 4 October.
Commemorated the same day September 21
JonahProphet · The ProphetSep 21
Quadratus of AthensApostle · Bishop of AthensSep 21
Demetrius of RostovSaint · Metropolitan of RostovSep 21
Castor of AptSaint · Bishop of AptSep 21
Plato AivazidisHieromartyr · Archimandrite and theologianSep 21
Basil KondratyevMartyrSep 21
Mavriky PoletaevVenerable Martyr · ArchimandriteSep 21- Jerome of the CavesVenerable · Recluse of the Kyiv Caves LavraSep 21
- Daniel of ShuzhgoraVenerable · Founder of a monasterySep 21
- Acacius of SitiaSaint · Bishop of SitiaSep 21
- Aedhan son of OissinSaintSep 21
- Alexander BelyakovHieromartyrSep 21