A martyr of Phrygia commemorated by the Church, of whom no detailed life survives.
Priscus of Phrygia is venerated as a martyr of the early Church, commemorated on September 21 (October 4 on the Old Calendar). He is associated with Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor.
No detailed life of the saint survives. Orthodox calendars and synaxaria record his name and rank as a martyr, but transmit no biographical narrative, dates, companions, or account of his martyrdom.
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”) You appeared as a bright star announcing Christ with your radiance,
which is repulsive to this world, O Martyr Priscus;
extinguishing the allure of false gods,
you enlighten the faithful,
always interceding for us all.
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Your holy martyr Priscus, O Lord,
through his sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God.
For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through his intercessions, save our souls!
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Priscus of Phrygia is listed among the saints commemorated on September 21, a day that also marks the Leavetaking of the Elevation of the Cross. On that date he is named alongside other saints, including the Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy, the Hieromartyr Hypatius of Ephesus, and the Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia.
Beyond the bare entry of his name and rank in these calendars, no surviving Orthodox source preserves a hagiographic account of his life or sufferings.