Holy Martyrs
Women Martyrs of North Africa
Christian women of north-west Africa, tortured for the faith around 482.
- Feast
- December 16old style December 29
- Reposed
- 4825th century
- Place
- North-West Africa
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Women Martyrs of North Africa are a great number of Christian women of north-west Africa who were put to death for their faith by the Arian Vandal king Hunneric, in 482.
The calendar does not preserve their names. They are saints of the undivided Church and are commemorated on 16 December (New Calendar).
Commemorated the same day December 16
HaggaiProphet · The ProphetDec 16
Adelaide of BurgundyRight-Believing · Holy Roman EmpressDec 16
Ado of VienneSaint · Archbishop of VienneDec 16.jpg)
TheophanoRight-Believing · Empress, wife of Leo VIDec 16
Eberhard of FriuliRight-Believing · Duke of FriuliDec 16
Nicholas II ChrysobergesSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleDec 16
Sophia of SuzdalVenerable · Former Grand Princess of MoscowDec 16
AlbinaMartyr · Virgin martyrDec 16
Memnon of EphesusSaint · Metropolitan of EphesusDec 16
Job of ManiavaVenerable · Founder of Maniava SketeDec 16
Arkady OstalskyHieromartyr · Bishop of BezhetskDec 16
Peter ZinovyevHieromartyr · PriestDec 16