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• 16 February

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A group of Christians who ministered to other Christians who were condemned to work the mines of Cilicia in the persecutions of Maximus. They were arrested, tortured and martryed by order of the governor Firmilian.

• Daniel
• Elias
• Isaias
• Jeremy
• Samuel

The group also includes the three known have been sentenced to the mines

• Pamphilus
• Paul of Jamnia
• Valens of Jerusalem

and those who were exposed as Christians as a result of these murders

• Julian of Cappadocia
• Porphyrius of Caesarea
• Seleucius of Caesarea
• Theodule the Servant

Died

• 309 in Cilicia, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Cilicia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 February 2023. Web. 24 April 2024. <>