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Martyr Barbarus the Soldier and Companions

Also known as Barbarus · Bacchus · Callimachus · Dionysius

Christian soldiers in the Morea, serving under Julian the Apostate, who refused to deny Christ and were put to death.

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Notes

Named group; distinct from Barbarus the former robber commemorated the same day.

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