SS. Onesiphorus and Porphyrius, Martyrs. Porphyrius was of the household of Onesiphorus spoken of by St. Paul in his 2nd Epistle to Timothy (2:16-18). They preached the Gospel towards the close of the 1st century. Tradition says they were tied to wild horses and torn to pieces.
Our venerable mother, Matrona, died in peace A.D. 466, having lived 100 years.
Venerable, Theoktista, of Lesbos Island.
