St. Theophanes and Companions

Feastday: December 4
Death: 815

Four Byzantine martyrs. Each was an officer in the imperial court of Emperor Leo V the Armenian (r. 813-820) and an opponent of the Iconoclast policies of the ruler. Arrested for treason, they were tortured, and Theophanes died during the ordeal. The others survived, eventually entering monasteries.

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Death: 815