42 Holy Martyrs of Amorium
During the reign of Emperor Theophilus, forty-two Byzantine officers were captured during the fall of Amorium and taken …
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Theophilus
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5 saints linked
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
A Christian virgin of Caesarea, Dorothy refused to sacrifice to idols before the judge Sapricius. After converting two a…
Saint Moses the Black (of Scetis)
A former Ethiopian slave who became a brigand leader, Moses converted radically and joined the monks of the Scetis deser…
Saints Theodore and Theophanes
Theodore and Theophanes were two brother monks of Saint Sabas who defended the veneration of icons in the 9th century. F…