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Hieromartyr · 3rd century

Hieromartyr Polychronius Bishop of Babylon, and Companions

Also known as Polychronius · Parmenius · Abdon · Sennen · and companions

A bishop of Babylon with his clergy and companions who confessed Christ before the Persian and Roman authorities and were martyred in the persecution of Decius.

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Notes

Named group; the Luke among them is not the Evangelist.

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