Monk-Martyrs of Daou Penteli

The Holy 179 Monk-Martyrs of the Monastery of Daou Penteli in Attica.

The Monastery of Daou on Mount Penteli near Athens was attacked by pirates who, tradition relates, slaughtered the entire brotherhood of one hundred and seventy-nine monks during the years of Ottoman rule.

Their bones were found in the monastery and are venerated there as relics of the martyrs.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Monk-Martyrs of Daou Penteli is commemorated on April 14. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 27 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on April 14

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  Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome

  Hierarch, Μαρτίνος

  Hieromartyr Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome.

  Name days: Martin, Martinos

• Thomais of Alexandria

  Holy Woman, Θωμαΐς

  Holy Martyr Thomais of Alexandria, who died defending her chastity.

  Name days: Thomais, Thomai

• Ardalion the Actor

  Martyr, Αρδαλίων ο Μίμος

  Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor, who confessed Christ upon the stage.

• Demetrios the Peloponnesian

  Martyr, Δημήτριος ο Πελοποννήσιος

  Holy New Martyr Demetrios the Peloponnesian, beheaded at Tripolitsa.

• Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius

  Martyr, Αντώνιος, Ιωάννης και Ευστάθιος

  Holy Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius, hanged for Christ in pagan Lithuania.

• Christodoulos and Anastasia of Achaia

  Saint, Χριστόδουλος και Αναστασία

  Holy New Martyrs Christodoulos and Anastasia, and those with them, who suffered in the Peloponnese.