Marcianus and Mercurius
On this day the great saints Marcianus and Mercurius became martyrs. These holy men were disciples of Saint Paul the martyr, Archbishop of the city of Constantine.
From the Synaxarium
Tikimt 28 · November 07
2 commemorations
Maksu, Macarius, Death of Japhet the son of Noah, and Yam'Ata
On this day are commemorated Abba Maksu, and Macarius, and the death of Japheth the son of Noah, whom his father blessed, saying, 'God shall make broad the land of Japheth.' And on this day also died Saint Abba Yam'ata, who was one of the Nine Saints.
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.
