Peter, Dionysius, Christina and companions

Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Christina, Andrew, Paul, Benedimus, Paulinus, and Heraclius (250)

Orthros artwork for the life of Peter, Dionysius, Christina and companions
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From the Prologue of Ochrid

Peter was a splendid young man, Dionysius a distinguished man, Andrew and Paul were soldiers, and Christina was a sixteen-year-old maiden. All courageously confessed Christ the Lord and endured tortures and death for His name. A certain Nicomachus, who was tortured with them, renounced Christ in the midst of his torments and immediately went out of his mind, and like a madman he bit his own body and foamed at the mouth until he breathed his last. This was in the year 250.

Also commemorated on May 18

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Questions

When is the feast day of Peter, Dionysius, Christina and companions?
The Orthodox Church commemorates Peter, Dionysius, Christina and companions on May 18 on the New Calendar and May 31 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?
The Church also remembers St Theodotus of Ancyra.
When is the feast of Peter, Dionysius, Christina and companions in 2027?
In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Tuesday, May 18.

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