Martyrs · Remembered on December 22
Sts. Chaeremon and Ischyrion
Sts. Chaeremon and Ischyrion is remembered on December 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | December 22 |
|---|---|
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | c. 250 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
Chaeremon, the aged bishop of Nilopolis, who perished with companions in the Arabian desert flying the Decian persecution; and Ischyrion, an Alexandrian steward impaled for refusing his master’s order to sacrifice. Dionysius of Alexandria recorded their deaths, tokens of the multitude whose names are written in heaven.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Chaeremon and Ischyrion. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. Sts. Chaeremon and Ischyrion keeps December 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of December.
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