Synetus of Rome

Holy Martyr Synetus, reader of the Church of Rome.

The holy martyr Synetus was a reader of the Church of Rome in the third century. Brought before the emperor Aurelian, he confessed Christ boldly and was beheaded.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Synetus of Rome is commemorated on December 12. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 25 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on December 12

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  Spyridon of Trimythous

  Hierarch, Σπυρίδων Τριμυθούντος

  Bishop Spyridon of Tremithus, wonderworker, patron of Corfu.

  Name days: Spyridon, Spyros, Spiros, Spirou, Spiro, Spyridoula, Spiridoula

• John of Zichna

  Venerable, Ιωάννης Ζιχνών

  Venerable John, Bishop of Zichna, founder of the Monastery of the Forerunner near Serres.

• Alexander of Jerusalem

  Hierarch, Αλέξανδρος Ιεροσολύμων

  Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem.

• Therapon of Monza

  Venerable, Θεράπων του Μονζέσκιϋ

  Venerable Therapon, abbot of the Monastery of Monza in Russia.