Terence

Holy Martyr Terence of Carthage.

St. Terence was a martyr of North Africa who suffered in the third century, during the persecution of the emperor Decius. Together with a company of fellow Christians, he confessed Christ before the proconsul, endured imprisonment and torments without wavering, and was beheaded with his companions.

The Church remembers this band of African martyrs as an image of brotherly steadfastness, many suffering as one body for the one Lord. St. Terence and his companions are commemorated on April 10.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Terence is commemorated on April 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 23 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

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

Terence, Terentios

Also commemorated on April 10

• Gregory V of Constantinople

  Hierarch, Γρηγόριος Ε' ο Εθνομάρτυς

  Hieromartyr Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople, hanged at the gate of the Patriarchate in 1821.

• Huldah the Prophetess

  Prophet, Ολδά η Προφήτις

  Holy Prophetess Huldah, who spoke the word of the Lord in the days of King Josiah.

  Name days: Huldah, Olda

• James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon

  Martyr, Ιάκωβος ο Πρεσβύτερος και Αζάς ο Διάκονος

  Holy Martyrs James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon of Persia.

• Demos the Fisherman

  Martyr, Δήμος ο Αλιεύς

  Holy New Martyr Demos the Fisherman of Adrianople, martyred at Smyrna.

• Chrysanthos of Xenophontos

  Martyr, Χρύσανθος ο Ξενοφωντινός

  Holy New Martyr Chrysanthos, monk of the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.

• Miltiades of Rome

  Hierarch, Μιλτιάδης Πάπας Ρώμης

  Saint Miltiades, Pope of Rome in the days of the emperor Constantine.

  Name days: Miltiadis, Miltiades, Miltos

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