Syria

42 Holy Martyrs of Amorium

Feast: March 6th • 9th century

During the reign of Emperor Theophilus, forty-two Byzantine officers were captured during the fall of Amorium and taken …

Saint Auxentius (Abbot)

Feast: February 14th • 5th century

Originally from Syria and a former imperial guard in Constantinople, Auxentius retired to Bithynia to lead a life as a m…

Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian

Twin brothers from Arabia, Cosmas and Damian practiced medicine for free in Syria and Cilicia. Arrested under Diocletian…

Saint Maron

Feast: February 14th • 5th century

A 5th-century Syrian hermit and abbot, Saint Maron lived in asceticism on a mountain near Cyrrhus before founding numero…

Seth the Patriarch

Son of Adam and Eve born after the death of Abel, Seth is a biblical patriarch recognized for his wisdom and piety. He i…

Saint Tanche of Saint-Ouen

Feast: October 10th • 7th century

A virgin from Champagne in the 7th century, Tanche was beheaded at sixteen by a servant whose advances she had rejected.…

Saint Zachary, Pope

Feast: March 15th • 8th century

A pope of Syrian origin in the 8th century, Zachary was a great peacemaker who saved Rome from Lombard invasions through…