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26 Martyrs of the Goths in the Crimea

Also known as Bathusius · Bercus · Arpilus · Abibus · Agnus · Reasus · Igathrax · Iscoeus · Silas · Signicus · Sonirilus · Suimbalus · Thermus · Phillus · Anna · Alla · Larissa · Monco · Uirko · Animais · Queen Gaatha · Princess Duklida

A group of twenty-six Christians among the Goths of the Crimea who were martyred for the faith under the Arian Gothic king Jungerich, several of them burned alive in a church; the relics were later gathered by Queen Gaatha and Princess Duklida.

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Listed by the source as one commemoration; named individuals include the presbyter Bercus, the monk Arpilus, and a number of laymen and laywomen. Martyred c. 375.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints