Feast day: December 22
St. Chaeremon & the Martyrs of Egypt
An aged Egyptian bishop and a multitude of Christians who, during the persecution of Decius, fled into the desert mountains, where many died of hunger, thirst, and exposure rather than deny the faith.
The old bishop and his companions vanished into the desert and were never seen again — counted among the martyrs who died simply for refusing to renounce Christ.
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