Holy Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer and Pamphylon, Egyptian soldiers martyred at Chalcedon.
Solochon, Pamphamer and Pamphylon were Egyptian soldiers serving at Chalcedon under the Emperor Maximian. Refusing to sacrifice to idols, they were beaten and tortured; tradition relates that Solochon endured especially cruel torments and, carried to the house of a Christian, gave up his soul after instructing those present in the faith.
They are commemorated on May 17.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Solochon, Pamphamer and Pamphylon is commemorated on May 17. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on May 30 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Also commemorated on May 17
Junia the Apostle
Apostle, Ιουνία
Holy Apostle Junia, companion of Andronikos and kinswoman of Saint Paul.
Athanasios of Christianoupolis
Hierarch, Αθανάσιος Χριστιανουπόλεως
Saint Athanasios the New, Bishop of Christianoupolis in the Peloponnese, wonderworker.
Nektarios and Theophanes of Meteora
Venerable, Νεκτάριος και Θεοφάνης οι Αψαράδες
Venerable Nektarios and Theophanes the Apsarades, brothers and founders of the Varlaam Monastery at Meteora.
Nicholas of Metsovo
Martyr, Νικόλαος εκ Μετσόβου
New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovo, burned alive at Trikala.
Theodoretos of Antioch
Martyr, Θεοδώρητος ο Πρεσβύτερος
Holy Martyr Theodoretos the Presbyter of Antioch, put to death under Julian the Apostate.
Name days: Theodoritos, Theodoret
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