Święci w Martyrologionie Syryjskim

The end of an open and organized persecution of Christians, which was laid by the Edict of Milan (313), intensified the worship of saints in Christianity. From this time the first calendars that were used during services were established. Initially they were included into the pagan calendars but soon completely diverged from them. From the fourth-fifth century to the present day several liturgical calendar survived. Syrian Martyrologium, is considered to be the only one Eastern calendar that preserved to this day. It was written in 411-412 and was the Syrian translation of the Greek text, that appeared, probably, in Nicomedia in the last quarter of the fourth century. Rise of the liturgical calendar and its further development from the beginning was associated with the saints. So it was with Syrian Martyrologium, which despite the lists of the saints consists only one feast unrelated to them (Epiphany), and two others (Passover and Pentecost) that were only indirectly mentioned in it. The calendar has almost half of the days in the year with saints „memories”, individual and collective. The vast majority of them were martyrs. Among other types of holiness there were also the names of several bishops and four apostle