Venerable-Martyr · 4th century
Martyr Dometius of Persia and his Two Disciples
Also known as Dometius of Nisibis
A Persian who came to Christ and became a monk near Nisibis, healing and teaching, who with two disciples was stoned to death in his cave by order of Julian the Apostate.
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Notes
Named group; the Dometius long expected at Aug 7. Distinct from Dometius of Philotheou (same day).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints