♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Thursday, July 16, 2026translated

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.