Holy Martyr Athenodoros.
Saint Athenodoros is honoured as a martyr in the Church's calendar. Some sources identify him with the brother of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, though this is uncertain.
No details of his martyrdom are preserved.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Athenodoros the Martyr is commemorated on November 7. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on November 20 of the civil calendar.
Also commemorated on November 7
Thirty-Three Martyrs of Melitene
Martyr, Άγιοι Τριάντα Τρεις Μάρτυρες εν Μελιτινή
Holy Martyr Hieron and the thirty-two soldiers martyred with him at Melitene in Armenia.
Melasippus, Kasine and Antoninus
Martyr, Μελάσιππος, Κασσίνη και Αντώνιος
Holy Martyrs Melasippus, his wife Kasine, their son Antoninus and forty children at Ancyra.
Auctus, Taurion and Thessalonica
Martyr, Αύκτος, Ταυρίων και Θεσσαλονίκη
Holy Martyrs Auctus, Taurion and Thessalonica, who suffered at Amphipolis in Macedonia.
Alexander of Thessaloniki
Martyr, Αλέξανδρος ο εκ Θεσσαλονίκης
Holy Martyr Alexander of Thessaloniki, who suffered under Maximian.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
Today’s saints, whether it is a fast day, and the people in your contacts who have a name day. Free, with no ads.
