Porphyrios the General

Holy Martyr Porphyrios the General and the 200 soldiers martyred with him.

Saint Porphyrios was a general of the emperor Maxentius who, together with two hundred soldiers, believed in Christ through the witness of Saint Catherine and the Empress Augusta.

They confessed their faith before the emperor and were beheaded.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Porphyrios the General is commemorated on November 25. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 8 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on November 25

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  Catherine the Great Martyr

  Martyr, Αικατερίνη η Μεγαλομάρτυς

  Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria.

  Name days: Aikaterini, Katerina, Katia, Katina, Kate, Cathy, Cat, Katherine, Kathryn, Catherine, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Katie, Kathy

• Mercurius the Great Martyr

  Martyr, Μερκούριος ο Μεγαλομάρτυς

  Holy Great Martyr Mercurius of Caesarea in Cappadocia, the soldier martyred under Decius.

  Name days: Merkourios, Mercurius, Mercurios, Merkouris

• Peter the Hesychast

  Venerable, Πέτρος ο Ησυχαστής

  Venerable Peter the Hesychast of Galatia, who lived as an ascetic from childhood.

• Augusta the Empress

  Holy Woman, Βασίλισσα Αυγούστα

  Holy Martyr Augusta the Empress, converted by Saint Catherine.

• The 150 Rhetors

  Saint, Οι Εκατόν Πενήντα Ρήτορες

  The 150 philosophers and rhetors converted by Saint Catherine and martyred by fire.