Orestes of Cappadocia ( el, Ορέστης ό Καππαδόκης) was a soldier who is venerated as a martyr by the
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...
, along with Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, and Mardarius. Tradition states that he was martyred during the reign of
Diocletian
Diocletian (; la, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, grc, Διοκλητιανός, Diokletianós; c. 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed ''Iovius'', was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Gaius Valerius Diocles ...
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The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes
4th-century Christian martyrs
4th-century Romans
Year of birth unknown
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