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Martyr · 14th century

Martyrs Anthony John, and Eustathius of Vilnius

Also known as Anthony of Vilnius · John of Vilnius · Eustathius of Vilnius · Martyrs of Vilna · Kruglec · Kumets · Nezhilo

Three kinsmen at the court of the Lithuanian Great Prince Algirdas in Vilnius who embraced Christianity and refused to return to pagan customs. For confessing Christ they were imprisoned and hanged in 1347, becoming the first martyrs of Lithuania.

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Notes

One row for the named cluster of three; individual names listed in Also Known As.

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