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The '''Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete''' were a group of ten Christian men from Crete who suffered [[martyr]]dom during the persecutions of emperor Decius during the third century. They are commemorated on [[December 23]].

During the reign of emperor Constantine I, the bodies of the ten saints were reburied. The site of the reburial is reported differently. In one, St. Paul of Constantinople is said to have taken the [[relics]] of the holy martyrs to Constantinople to serve as a protection for the city, and a source of blessings for the faithful. Another relates to a 1981 discovery of a sarcophagi during rescue excavation in Alonion of Gortyn as the burial site.

*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=103616 OCA: 10 Holy Martyrs of Crete]

*[http://crete.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/agioi-deka-the-ten-saints-of-crete/ Agioi Deka, the ten saints of Crete]

[[Category: Saints]]

[[Category: Martyrs]]