Saint Theban Legion · Via Fidei

Biography

The Theban Legion figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt —"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — consisting of Christian soldiers who were martyred together in 286, according to the hagiographies of Maurice, the chief among the Legion's saints. Their feast day is held on September 22.

Feast day

September 22

Death date

286 AD

Canonization status

Canonized

Feast month

9

Wikidata qid

Q664988

Feast day of month

22