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202:"SS. Elias, Jeremy, Isaias, Samuel, Daniel, and Other Holy Martyrs at Caesarea, in Palestine. February 16. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume II: February. The Lives of the Saints"
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1463:Ignatius of Antioch
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817:Alexandrian Martyrs
792:21 Martyrs of Libya
184:The Lives of Saints
1985:4th-century Romans
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1538:Severian of Gabala
1533:Serapion of Thmuis
1523:Porphyrius of Gaza
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