Saints of the 3rd Century
Orthros carries 36 lives of saints whose titles in the Church's calendar date them to the 3rd century, by the year or the century the calendar gives. Among them are St Barbara, St Cyprian of Carthage and St Agatha of Palermo in Sicily. They are listed below by the day of their feast on the New Calendar.
5JanuaryTheopemptus and Theonas
12JanuarySt Tatiana
1FebruaryPerpetua and Felicity
5FebruarySt Agatha of Palermo in Sicily
2MarchSt Euthalia
11MarchSt Pionius
3MayTimothy and Maura
9MaySt Christopher
10MayAlphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus of Sicily
13MaySt Alexander of Rome
14MaySt Isidore of Chios
17MaySt Solochon
18MayPeter, Dionysius, Christina and companions
6JuneArchelaïs, Thekla and Susanna
22JuneSt Alban, First Martyr of Great Britain
24JuneOrentius, Pharnacius, Eros and companions
6JulyMarinus and Martha
7JulySt Kyriake of Nicomedia
30JulySt Polychronius of Babylon
2AugustSt Stephen of Rome
5AugustSt Fabian of Rome
7AugustMarinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator
12AugustSt Alexander of Comana
13AugustHippolytus of Rome and Companions
16AugustSt Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia
17AugustSt Patroclus
19AugustAndrew Stratelates and Companions
31AugustSt Cyprian of Carthage
2SeptemberSt Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia
9OctoberSt Denis of Paris
28OctoberSt Firmilian of Caesarea
22NovemberCecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus
25NovemberSt Mercurius
2DecemberSt Myropea of Chios
4DecemberSt Barbara
14DecemberPhilemon, Apollonius and Arian
