Saints

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Martyr Martyr Mercury of Smolensk

† 1239

24 ноября/7 декабря

Martyr Mercury of Smolensk — a young warrior who, praying to the Mother of God, single-handedly routed part of Khan Batu's army threatening…

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Martyr Martyr Phronimus of Thessaloniki

раннехрист. эпоха гонений (точные годы не установлены)

14 марта (только по зап. Иеронимову Мартирологу; отсутствует в календарях РПЦ)

Martyr Phronimus of Thessaloniki — an early Christian martyr who suffered in Thessaloniki with several other Christians whose names have no…

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Martyr Martyr Polyaenus (Polienus) of Rome

II в.

18/31 августа

Martyr Polyaenus of Rome — one of the three martyrs Hermas, Serapion, and Polyaenus of Rome, who suffered in the 2nd century for openly pre…

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Martyr Martyr Pompius of Africa (Carthage)

сер. III в. (гонение имп. Декия)

10/23 апреля

Martyr Pompius of Africa — one of the closest companions of Martyr Terentius among the group of forty Carthaginian martyrs who suffered und…

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Martyr Martyr Pompius of Crete

III в. (гонение имп. Декия)

23 декабря/5 января

Martyr Pompius of Crete — one of the Ten Martyrs of Crete, brought before the island's Roman governor under Emperor Decius, who endured 30 …

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Martyr Martyr Pontius the Roman (of Cimiez)

† 257

5/18 августа

Martyr Pontius the Roman — the son of a Roman senator, baptized by Pope Pontian, who fled the Decian persecution to Cimela in Gaul (modern …

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Martyr Martyr Prilidian of Antioch

III в., † ок. 251

4/17 сентября

Martyr Prilidian of Antioch — one of three youths, spiritual children of Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, who suffered together with…

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Martyr Martyr Priscilla (Prisca) of Asia

I в.

13/26 февраля

Martyr Priscilla (Prisca) — wife of Apostle Aquila of the Seventy, a co-worker of the Apostle Paul, who together with her husband founded C…

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Martyr Martyr Protasius of Milan

I в. (по преданию, при имп. Нероне)

14/27 октября

Martyr Protasius of Milan — who suffered together with his twin brother Gervasius and Martyrs Nazarius and Celsus in Milan, whose relics we…

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Martyr Martyr Rayko-John the Bulgarian, of Shumen

ок. 1784–1802

14/27 мая

Martyr Rayko-John of Shumen — a young Bulgarian goldsmith who refused to convert to Islam and marry a Turkish official's daughter, for whic…

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Martyr Martyr Romil (Romulus) of Rome

†ок. 107–117

6/19 сентября

Martyr Romil of Rome — a courtier of Emperor Trajan who rebuked him for impiety over the persecution of Christian soldiers, and was beheade…

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Martyr Martyr Rufus of Cyzicus

III в., †ок. 284–292

29 апреля/12 мая (Собор 9-ти мучеников Кизических)

Martyr Rufus of Cyzicus — one of the Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus, beheaded for refusing to renounce Christ.

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Martyr Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria of Rome

†283

19 марта / 1 апреля

Martyr Daria of Rome — an Egyptian priestess of the goddess Athena, wife of the martyr Chrysanthus (with whom she entered a virgin marriage…

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Martyrs Martyrs of Asia Minor (Mark of Claudiopolis and companions)

† ок. 284-305 (гонение Диоклитиана)

21 сентября/4 октября (Марк); 28 сентября/11 октября (Александр, Алфей, Зосима); 13/26 июля (Никон, Неон, Илиодор) — единое сказание, разделённое по славянскому месяцеслову на три даты

Martyrs of Asia Minor — the shepherd Mark, beheaded at Claudiopolis for confessing Christ; three blacksmith brothers from the village of Ka…

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Martyrs Martyrs Processus and Martinian of Rome

† ок. 67

11/24 апреля

Martyrs Processus and Martinian of Rome — pagan Praetorian jailers of the Mamertine Prison, baptized by the Apostle Peter at a miraculously…

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Martyrs Martyrs Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus

† 304

12/25 октября

Martyr Probus — together with Martyrs Tarachus and Andronicus, figures of different social standing and ages, tried before several governor…

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Martyr Mary of Caesarea (Palestine)

III век

7/20 июня

Martyr Mary of Caesarea (3rd c.) — suffered for Christ at Caesarea in Palestine during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, together with…

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Martyr Mary of Persia

† ок. 346

9 июня/22 июня

Martyr Mary of Persia — one of three consecrated virgins (with Thecla and Martha) in Persia, beheaded under coercion by their own spiritual…

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Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica

III–IV вв. (точная эпоха гонения не установлена)

27 марта/9 апреля

Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica — a Christian slave woman, tortured to death by her Jewish mistress for attending church; venerated as patro…

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Martyr Maximilian of Ephesus

III в. — V в. (чудесный многовековой сон)

4 августа/17 августа; 22 октября/4 ноября

Martyr Maximilian of Ephesus — the eldest of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, son of the city's governor, who led a group of youths who hid i…

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Martyr Meliton of Sebaste

† 320

9 марта/22 марта

Martyr Meliton of Sebaste — the youngest of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, whose mother herself carried him to the site of the group's execu…

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Martyr Menas Kallikelados

†ок. 313 (при имп. Максимине Дайе)

10/23 декабря

Martyr Menas Kallikelados — a native of Athens, sent by Emperor Maximinus Daia to Alexandria to quell Christian-pagan unrest, who instead o…

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Martyr Mercury of Smolensk, the Warrior

† 1239

24 ноября/7 декабря

Martyr Mercury of Smolensk — a warrior of the princely retinue who, following an apparition of the Theotokos, single-handedly confronted th…

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Martyr Mian (Ammianus) of Kandabala

нач. IV в. (при имп. Максимиане)

4 сентября/17 сентября

Martyr Mian (Ammianus) of Kandabala — one of a group of martyrs from the village of Kandabala near Nicomedia, miraculously delivered by an …