♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Friday, July 10, 2026translated
On this day, the Holy Church commemorates:
*The Forty-Five Martyrs of Nicopolis. *The martyrs Pianor and Silvanus. *Martyr Apollonius Sardis. *Martyrs of Nitria. *The righteous Saints Parthanius and Icomeneus of Crete. *The martyr Youssef Al-Dimashqi. *Saint Anthony, founder of the Kyiv Caves Lavra. *What's new about the Russian martyrs, Peter Zverov. *Martyrs Felicita of Rome and her seven children.
✤ Saints Martyrs of Nitria (5th century AD) ✤
Their number is not clearly specified in the sources. Monks who were killed by Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, after he unjustly accused them of heresy because they opposed him.
