Venerable-Martyr · 7th century
Monastic Martyrs Menas David, and John of Palestine
Also known as Menas of Palestine · David of Palestine · John of Palestine
Three Palestinian monks who were shot with arrows by Arab raiders following the fall of Jerusalem, receiving the crown of martyrdom.
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Notes
Listed as a single commemoration of three named martyrs.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints