The Martyrs of Cilicia
February 16
A group of Christians who ministered to other Christians who were condemned to work the mines of Cilicia in the persecutions of Maximus. They were arrested, tortured and martryed by order of the governor Firmilian. Their names were Daniel, Elias, Isaias, Jeremy, and Samuel. The group also includes the three other known to have been sentenced to the mines – Pamphilus, Paul of Jamnia, Valens of Jerusalem and those who were exposed as Christians as a result of these murders - Julian of Cappadocia, Porphyrius of Caesarea, Seleucius of Caesarea, and Theodule the Servant. Their memorial falls on February 16.
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