Konon

Holy Martyr Konon of Isauria.

St. Konon was an early martyr from Isauria in Asia Minor, remembered as a man of simple and holy life who drew many of his countrymen from idolatry to faith in Christ. When persecution reached his homeland, he confessed the Lord openly and endured torture at the hands of the pagans.

The faithful of Isauria honored him from ancient times as a wonderworker and intercessor, and his veneration spread through the Christian East. He is commemorated on March 5.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Konon is commemorated on March 5. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on March 18 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

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

Konon, Conon

Also commemorated on March 5

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  Savas the Sanctified

  Venerable, Σάββας

  Founder of the Great Lavra monastery in Palestine.

  Name days: Savvas, Sabbas

• Konon the Gardener

  Martyr, Κόνων ο Κηπουρός

  Holy Martyr Konon the Gardener of Pamphylia.

• Mark the Ascetic

  Venerable, Μάρκος ο Ασκητής

  Venerable Mark the Ascetic, spiritual writer of the Philokalia.

• George of Rapsani

  Martyr, Γεώργιος ο εκ Ραψάνης

  Holy New Martyr George of Rapsani in Thessaly.

• Eulogios and Eulampios

  Martyr, Ευλόγιος

  Holy Martyrs Eulogios and Eulampios of Palestine.

  Name days: Evlogios, Eulogios, Eulogius

• Archelaos and 152 Martyrs

  Martyr, Αρχέλαος

  Holy Martyr Archelaos and the 152 martyrs with him.

  Name days: Archelaos, Archelaus

• Nicholas of Zicha

  Hierarch, Νικόλαος Αχρίδος και Ζίτσης

  Saint Nicholas (Velimirovich), Bishop of Ochrid and Zicha, the new Chrysostom of Serbia.

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