Remembered on November 15
Guria, Shamuna and Habib
- MartyrA saint who was killed for bearing witness to Christ.
All martyrs - ConfessorA saint who suffered persecution for the faith but was not put to death as a martyr.
All confessors
Guria, Shamuna and Habib are remembered together in Edessa, in what is now southeastern Turkey, although they did not die together. During the Roman persecutions, they refused to abandon Christ. Habib served as a deacon and encouraged other Christians in their faith. Their shared remembrance honors faithfulness across different lives and the courage to support others under pressure.
How they died
The traditional accounts say that Guria and Shamuna were beheaded, and that Habib was burned to death in a later persecution.
- Feast day
- November 15
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on November 28. - Kind of saint
- Martyr, Confessor
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