Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
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Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) refers to a group of early Christian martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, whose legacy gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forty Saints | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Christian martyrs
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martyrs ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Agioi Saranda
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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFeastSeason | Great Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lycian legion
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Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Christian martyrs of the Roman era
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Groups of Christian saints ⓘ Military saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfMartyrdom | 4th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Divine Liturgy in Eastern Orthodox Church
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hymns and canons ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
9 March (Gregorian calendar in some traditions)
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9 March (Julian calendar) ⓘ |
| etymologyOfRelatedToponym | Saranda is derived from Greek "Agioi Saranda" meaning "Forty Saints" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastCategory | commemoration of martyrs ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Cappadocia
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | Forty Saints Monastery (Saranda, Albania) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | city of Saranda, Albania ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | group of forty nude soldiers in a frozen lake ⓘ |
| influencedToponym | Saranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalTexts |
Armenian
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Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | gave the Albanian coastal city of Saranda its name ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Eastern Orthodox liturgical texts
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Synaxarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 40 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Armenia (in some traditions)
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soldiers ⓘ |
| persecutedUnder | Licinius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfMartyrdom | Sebaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationOfMartyrdom | Sivas, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDeath | martyrdom by exposure to cold ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | martyrs ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Byzantine Empire
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Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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