Martyr · 4th century
Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura
Also known as Timothy · Maura · Moura
A reader and copyist of the sacred books and his wife, newly married, who were arrested together under Diocletian and, after long torments, were crucified side by side for refusing to surrender the Scriptures or deny Christ.
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Notes
Named married pair commemorated as one.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints