Venerable-Martyr Byzantine
17 Monastic Martyrs in India
Also known as Seventeen monks in India
Monks connected with the Barlaam and Joasaph tradition who suffered under King Abenner for converting people to Christ.
Feast Day
November 27
Their life
Monks connected with the Barlaam and Joasaph tradition who suffered under King Abenner for converting people to Christ.
Notes
Traditional hagiographic group.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints