Bartholomew of the Fayyum and his wife
On this day died Saint Bartholomew and his wife. These saints were natives of the country of Fayyum, to the west of Egypt, and they were accused before the governor of being Christians.
From the Synaxarium
Tikimt 19 · October 29
4 commemorations
Council of Antioch
On this day the holy General Council assembled in the church of the city of Antioch because of Paul of Samosata. This wretched man was a native of the city of Samidat, and was made Archbishop of Antioch.
John of Dailam, Simon, and the martyrs of Al-Matra
The book records the name only.
On this day are commemorated the righteous men of Al-Matra, who were slain with violence by the hands of evil men. [The Bodleian MS.
From the Synaxarium, the Book of the Saints of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, in the translation of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1928). Summarised — the full account is longer.
