Feasts and saints with names like “ANICETUS”

Martyrs Anicletus and Photius of Nicomedia, and those with them

Martyrs Anicletus and Photius of Nicomedia, and those with them

The Martyrs Anicetus and Photius (his nephew) were natives of Nicomedia. Anicetus, a military official, denounced the emperor Diocletian (284-305) for setting up in the city square an implement of execution for frightening Christians. The enraged emperor ordered Saint Anicetus to be tortured, and…