♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Thursday, July 16, 2026translated

July 16, 2026 · 1 min read

On this day, the Holy Church commemorates:

*Memorial of the two martyrs, priests Nicholas and Habib Khasha of Damascus. *The martyr among the priests, Athenogenes and his disciples. *The other martyr Athenogenes. *Martyr Faustus. *Martyr Antiochus of Sebaste. *Martyrs of Pisidia. *Martyr Julia the Virgin. *The martyr Hailey the Belgian. *The righteous Saint Godula of Belgium. *The righteous Saint Tyninan of England. *Saint Confessor Matrona Beliakova of Russia. *Our venerable father in the saints Jacob of Maskiev and the new Russian martyrs who are with him.

✤ The saints, the martyrs of Pisidia, and the women whom Saint Marina guided ✤

They killed Christ with the edge of the sword. They were mentioned in ancient syntaxes.

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Леся Панченко

It is interesting that among today's saints there are as many as two Atinogenis and also the Russian Matron Plyakova. And I had not heard about the martyrs of Pisidia before, thanks for reminding me.

Юлія Шевчук

It is interesting that you noticed two Atinogenis - I also paid attention, because in the synksara they go separately, as if from different times. And about the martyrs of Pisidia, I read in the old calendar that there were many of them, and the women who were converted by Saint Marina also followed them to their death. Do you often look into such ancient references?

Валентина Павлова

It’s important that the two Athinogenies proceed side by side, from different periods. And about the martyrs of Pasidia and the wives that St. Marina revealed, I already feel the need for a joke in the old synxar. Thanks for the fortune telling, Yulia.

Валентина Соловьёва

Yes, the two Athinogenis really look like they are from different times, one with students, the other separately. And I also only met about the martyrs of Pisidia in the old synxar, there briefly, without details. Julia, thank you for posting every day, you always notice something new.

Іван Коваленко

It is interesting that you specifically mentioned Matrona Plyakova - I also noticed her, because we have parishioners in Kyiv who specially pray to her as confessors from Soviet times. And the martyrs of Pisidia are really little known, I learned about them only from this synxar. Do you often read old calendars or more modern ones?

Екатерина Белова

Yes, Valentina, these two Athinogenis are really confused - one with the disciples in the 4th century, and the second later, as if separate. There are also only a couple of lines about the martyrs of Pisidia in the old synxar; even the names are not always listed. Julia, thank you for continuing every day, without you I would not have noticed about Saint Matrona Pelikova.

Наталія Марченко

Yes, I also noticed that these two Atinogenis are separated, as if they are from different eras. And about the martyrs of Pisidia in the old calendar, it is indeed written that there was a whole group of them and those women who were converted by Saint Marina followed them without hesitation. Do you often pick up those old editions?

Людмила Мельник

It is interesting that there are parishioners in Kyiv who specifically pray to Matrona Plyakova. Here in Poltava, I also started to notice her in the old syncrets, because I paint icons of the holy new martyrs and look for lesser-known faces. Do you often look at old calendars yourself or do you stick to modern editions?

Олег Бондаренко

Yes, it is in the old synkesarion of the 19th century that they are described as one common group, including those women who were converted by Saint Maryna. I keep them on the shelf next to Chetya-Mineya, because the details are more accurate there than in the new abridged editions. And in which old calendar did you read it?

Максим Шевченко

Yes, I also have the same 19th century synxarium, it is there that these women converted by St. Marina are mentioned along with the men from Pisidia. I keep it next to Chetya-Mineya, because there are really more details. And in what year is your publication, can you tell me?