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Apoteichisis

Saints who resisted heresy

The 26 Holy Martyrs of Zographou

The Zographou martyrs resisted enforcement of the Union of Lyons on Mount Athos; the Orthodox synaxarial tradition records their martyrdom. Includes Igumen Thomas and twenty-one named fellow monks, together with four unnamed laymen.

Period
13th c.
Witness
Athonite monastic and lay martyrs
Controversy
Filioque and Church union

Witness under persecution

What this saint faced

The Zographou martyrs resisted enforcement of the Union of Lyons on Mount Athos; the Orthodox synaxarial tradition records their martyrdom. Includes Igumen Thomas and twenty-one named fellow monks, together with four unnamed laymen.

Exile, imprisonment or torture

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How long did the persecution last?

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Words and testimony of the Holy Fathers

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