Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Orestesof Tyana

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“...on the eighth day to continue with the torture. They hammered twenty nails into the martyr’s legs, and then tied him to a wild horse.”
St. Orestes of Tyana

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Tyana, Roman Empire

Death

304

Roman Empire

Life path

  • Soldier
  • Physician

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Torture
  • Imprisonment

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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