Martyr · 4th century
33 Holy Martyrs of Melitene
Also known as Hieron and those with him
A group of Christian soldiers led by Hieron who refused pagan military demands under Diocletian and were taken to Melitene and martyred.
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Notes
Named group kept as one row.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints