Holy Martyrs
Zanitas, Lazarus, Marotas, Narses and five companions
Martyrs of Persia
Martyrs of Persia under King Sapor, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
Life
Zanitas, Lazarus, Marotas, Narses and five companions were martyrs of Persia in the reign of King Sapor. The Roman Martyrology says they merited the palm of martyrdom by being barbarously murdered. They are saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
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