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Saint Crescens of Myra

Martyr
Myra in Lycia
Feast day: April 15

Icon of Crescens of Myra. Image source: Holy Metropolis of Oropos and Phyle — Iconological Synaxarion

A life of faith

Crescens was born and lived at Myra in Lycia. Brought before the provincial governor, he repeatedly answered demands to sacrifice to the gods by declaring that he was Christian. He was tortured and suffered martyrdom. The Romanian calendar commemorates him on April 15; the OCA calendar lists April 13.

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OCA calendar: April 13

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