Processus and Martinian

Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)

From the Prologue of Ochrid

They were prison guards at the Roman prison where the Apostles Peter and Paul were imprisoned. Hearing the apostles' words and witnessing their miracles, they were baptized and released the apostles from prison. The apostles departed from Rome, but the Lord appeared to Peter on the road as he walked toward Rome. "Where goest Thou, Lord?" Peter asked Him. And the Lord answered that He was going to Rome to be crucified again. Ashamed, the apostles returned to the city, where they were seized and slain. Along with them these two valiant martyrs, Processus and Martinianus, were also beheaded.

“Antipas said to them: "When your so-called gods, the lords of the universe, are afraid of me, a mortal man, and are compelled to flee from this city — do you not recognize from this that your entire faith is delusion?" And the saint spoke to them further of the Christian Faith as the one true and saving Faith.”

Also commemorated on April 11

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Questions

When is the feast day of Processus and Martinian?
The Orthodox Church commemorates Processus and Martinian on April 11 on the New Calendar and April 24 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?
The Church also remembers St Antipas of Pergamum.
When is the feast of Processus and Martinian in 2027?
In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Sunday, April 11.

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