✝ Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Coronatus and Their Companions
August 17 / August 30 (Julian Calendar)
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On this day, August 17 according to the Julian Calendar (August 30 civil calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Coronatus and their companions. They suffered in Caesarea of Bithynia and in Apollonia during the reign of the emperor Decius (249-251).
Some identify Saint Coronatus with Cornutus, bishop of Nicomedia, whose memory is celebrated on the twelfth of September.
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May the intercessions of the Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius and Coronatus be with us all.