The Lois Drewer Calendar of Saints
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Nazarius, Celsus, Gervasius and Protasius of Milan.

Synax.CP, Oct. 14, par. 1 (cols. 137-8).

Simeon Metaphrastes, Oct. 14.

Nazarius and Celsus of Milan. Martyred at Milan under Nero. Their relics were discovered by Ambrose in 395.

BHG 1323-1324; BiblSS IX 780-5; Holweck 729-30; LCI VIII 32; ODCC 957.

Gervasius and Protasius of Milan. Martyred at Milan under Nero. Their relics were discovered by Ambrose in 386.

BHG 1323-1324; BiblSS VI 298-304; Holweck 433-4; LCI VI 408-11; ODCC 562-3; ODS 182.

Istanbul, Greek Patriarchate, 80, fol. 83v. Emperor Nero, crowned. Initial N. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 113, fig. 6D7).

Moscow, gr. 175, fol. 79v. Four martyrs, holding crosses. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 54, fig. 6B1).

Moscow, gr. 175, fol. 85r. Martyrdom, beheading. Gervasius is about to be beheaded. The bodies and severed heads of the three others lie on the ground. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 55, fig. 6B2).

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 13r. Martyrdom, beheading. (Hutter, II, pp. 6-7, fig. 21).

Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 261r. Four martyrs, holding crosses.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 114. Martyrdom, beheading. Celsus, bound, stands at the left. Nazarius is about to be beheaded. The bodies and severed heads of the other two lie on the ground. (Menologio, I, p. 31, II, fig. p. 114).

Vatican, gr. 1679, fol. 103r. Martyrs, holding crosses. Four busts in medallions. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 162, fig. 4E6).

Vienna, hist. gr. 6, fol. 3v. Four martyrs, holding crosses. (Mazal, Byzanz und Abendland, fig. 10; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 19, figs. 1A7-8).

Cozia. Narthex, west wall. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 351, fig. 62, pls. 236-237).

Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, south wall. Martyrdom, beheading. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 49, fig. T II 4; Mijović, Menolog, p. 322, fig. 41, pl. 187).

Gračanica. Northwest pier, west face. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 293, fig. 23, pl. 132; Todić, Gračanica, p. 102; Živković, Gračanica, fig. VI northwest 15).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, center aisle, north wall. Martyrs, holding crosses. Four half-figures. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 264, fig. 6, pl. 29).

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