Martyrs of Raithu

Memorial

• 14 January

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A group of 43 monks in the Raithu Desert near Mount Sinai, Palestine, near the Red Sea. They were martyred for their faith by desert Bedouins. Their names have not come down to us.

Died

• martyred by Bedouins

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Raithu”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyrs-of-raithu/>