Andrew the Stratelates and those with him

Holy Martyrs Andrew the Stratelates, Herakleios, Faustus, Menas and their company.

St. Andrew the Stratelates was a Roman military commander who confessed Christ together with his soldiers, among them Herakleios, Faustus and Menas. Tradition relates that they were slain by the sword in a mountain pass.

They are commemorated together as a company of soldier martyrs.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Andrew the Stratelates and those with him is commemorated on July 12. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on July 25 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on July 12

• Paisios the Athonite

  Venerable, Παΐσιος ο Αγιορείτης

  Venerable Paisios the Athonite, elder of Mount Athos and beloved spiritual father of modern Greece.

  Name days: Paisios, Paisius, Paisis

• Veronica the Woman with the Issue of Blood

  Holy Woman, Βερονίκη

  St. Veronica, the woman healed of the issue of blood by touching the hem of Christ's garment.

  Name days: Veronica, Veroniki, Veronika, Vereniki, Verenike, Berenice, Veronique, Roniki

• Michael Maleinos

  Venerable, Μιχαήλ Μαλεΐνος

  Venerable Michael Maleinos, spiritual father of St. Athanasios of Athos.

• Serapion the New

  Martyr, Σεραπίων ο Νέος

  Holy Martyr Serapion the New, burned for Christ.

• Proclus and Hilary of Ancyra

  Martyr, Πρόκλος και Ιλάριος

  Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary of Kallipi near Ancyra.