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July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Saint Thomas, monk at Mont Maléon (10th century); Saint Cyriaque, martyr in Bithynia (around 295); Saint Astius, bishop, with Saints Peregrine, Lucian, Pompey, Hesychius, Papias, Saturninus and Germanus, Source

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Марія Панченко

It is interesting that Saint Astius is mentioned together with a whole group - Peregrine, Lucius, Pompey... I would like to read how they suffered together. And St. Thomas of Maleon probably lived in caves, as many did then.

Juliette Girard

Yes, this list of bishops and fellow martyrs together is interesting, it makes us want to dig into their stories all together. For Saint Thomas of Mount Maléon, I remember reading that he really lived in a cave, a bit like the first monks. It makes me think of the little icon we have in the parish, I will look at it differently on Sunday.

Марія Ткаченко

It's interesting that you mentioned this particular group - I was also looking for them, and it turns out that they were all burned in a cave near Thessaloniki for not wanting to renounce their faith. And Thomas of Maleon was really struggling in the caves, as you say, and also the bread itself in a small oven, which he himself had beaten out of clay. Did you read his life in its entirety or only the beginning?

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