Sunday, November 24, 2019

SAINT JOHN , SAINT SERGIUS & COMPANIONS (MARTYRS OF MAR SABAS)

St. John, Sergius, & Companions
Martyrs of Mar Sabas
Feast day: March 20
Death: 796
A group of 20 monks who resided in the laura, or an eremetical monastery, of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem. They were martyred by a band of Arabs who devastated the community.Many more were wounded, and a few escaped. One of the wounded monks, named Stephen, composed a poem in honor of the martyred and to commemorate the event.

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