Erasmus and Onesimus with Fourteen Martyrs

Holy Martyrs Erasmus, Onesimus and the fourteen who suffered with them in Sicily.

Erasmus and Onesimus, with fourteen companions, are remembered together with the brothers Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus as martyrs of Sicily. They were converted through the witness of the three brothers and shared their confession and death.

They are commemorated on May 10.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Erasmus and Onesimus with Fourteen Martyrs is commemorated on May 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on May 23 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

People with these names keep their name day on this feast:

Erasmos, Erasmus

Also commemorated on May 10

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  Simon the Zealot

  Apostle, Σίμων ο Ζηλωτής

  Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot.

  Name days: Simon, Simeon

• Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus

  Martyr, Αλφειός, Φιλάδελφος και Κυπρίνος

  Holy Martyrs Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus, three brothers who suffered in Sicily.

  Name days: Alphaios, Alpheios, Philadelphos

• Hesychios of Antioch

  Martyr, Ησύχιος ο Ομολογητής

  Holy Martyr Hesychios of Antioch, a senior official drowned in the Orontes for his faith.

  Name days: Hesychios, Isychios, Hesychius

• Laurence the Monk

  Venerable, Λαυρέντιος ο Όσιος

  Venerable Laurence, a monk who reposed in peace.

  Name days: Lavrentios, Laurentius, Lawrence

• Passarion, Agapios and Philemon

  Venerable, Πασσαρίων, Αγάπιος και Φιλήμων

  Venerable Passarion the Presbyter, with Agapios and Philemon, ascetics of Palestine.