Martyr Unknown

Martyr Longinus of Asistavi

Also known as Longinus of Georgia

A martyr of Asistavi in Georgia commemorated by the Church, of whom no detailed life survives.

Feast Day
October 16
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Life

Longinus of Asistavi is a martyr venerated in the Georgian Orthodox tradition and commemorated on October 16. No detailed account of his life survives, and the standard synaxarion entries record only his name, his rank as a martyr, and his association with Asistavi in Georgia.

Because no biographical record is preserved, the circumstances, dates, and era of his martyrdom are unknown. His veneration is attested chiefly through his place in the liturgical calendar and the generic martyr hymns appointed for his feast.

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State of the Record

The Orthodox Church in America's synaxarion lists him among the commemorations of October 16 but provides no biography, stating only that no information is available for this saint. OrthodoxWiki has no article on him, and no entry was found in Wikipedia or other consulted references.

The only liturgical material associated with him is a troparion and kontakion in the standard martyr form, which praise his endurance and ask his intercession but supply no biographical specifics such as dates, place, or the circumstances of his martyrdom.

No glorification date or formal canonization act was found in the sources consulted; his presence in the liturgical calendar implies established veneration.

Notes

Honest stub; OCA gives no life details.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints