January 12, 2018

Holy Eight Martyrs of Nicaea

Holy Eight Martyrs of Nicaea (Feast Day - January 12);
photo depicts the theater of Nicaea

Verses

The eight numbered chorus died by the sword,
The eight thus finding eternal life.

We do not know details of the lives and contests of these Holy Martyrs, except that in Nicaea of Bithynia they were beheaded by the sword for confessing their faith in Christ.