Martyrs of Năsăud

Also known as Athanasius Todoran of Bichigiu · Atanasie Todoran · Basil of Mocod · Vasile of Mocod · Gregory of Zagra · Grigore of Zagra · Basil of Telciu · Vasile of Telciu

Four Orthodox Romanians of the Năsăud border region — Athanasius Todoran of Bichigiu, Basil of Mocod, Gregory of Zagra, and Basil of Telciu — executed at Salva in 1763 for resisting forced union with Rome and the militarization of their villages.

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Executed 1763 at Salva, Transylvania. One commemoration of four named martyrs kept as a single row. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 2007.

Sources: Synaxar of the Romanian Saints (sfintiromani.ro); Doxologia (doxologia.ro); Romanian Orthodox Church canonization (2007)