St. John, Sergius, & Companions

John, Sergius, & Companions
Feastday: March 20
Death: 796

A group of 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. One of the wounded monks, named Stephen, composed a poem in honor of the martyred and to commemorate the event.

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John, Sergius, & Companions John, Sergius, & Companions Death: 796
Death: 796