Cyrion and Candidus

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Saints Cyrion and Candidus (died 320 AD) are Armenian saints. They and the Forty Armenian Martyrs are venerated on March 10. [1]

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References

  1. "Forty Armenian Martyrs". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-03-08.