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Scripture Readings and Saints for Sat Apr 21 2007

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Acts 5:21-33
21 And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the
morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and
called the council together, with all the elders of the children of
Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison,
they returned and reported,
23 saying, "Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards
standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found
no one inside!"
24 Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief
priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.
25 So one came and told them, saying, "Look, the men whom you put in
prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"
26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without
violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council.
And the high priest asked them,
28 saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name?
And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to
bring this Man's blood on us!"
29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to
obey God rather than men.
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging
on a tree.
31 Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to
give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy
Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.
33 When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them.
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John 6:14-27
14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said,
"This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and
take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain
by Himself alone.
16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it
was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.
19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus
walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.
20 But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the
boat was at the land where they were going.
22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the
other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except
that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not
entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away
alone.
23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they
ate bread after the Lord had given thanks-
24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His
disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking
Jesus.
25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to
Him, "Rabbi, when did You come here?"
26 Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you
seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the
loaves and were filled.
27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which
endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you,
because God the Father has set His seal on Him.
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Hieromartyr Januarius the Bishop of Benevento, and his
companions, at Pozzuoli
Hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum, and the deacons Proculus,
Sossius and Faustus, Desiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Acution
suffered martyrdom for Christ about the year 305 during the
persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian (284-305).
They arrested St Januarius and led him to trial before Menignus, the
governor of Campagna (central Italy). Because of his firm confession
of Christianity, they threw the saint into a red-hot furnace. But like
the Babylonian youths, he came out unharmed. Then at Menignus's
command, they stretched him out on a bench and beat him with iron rods
until his bones were exposed.
In the crowd were Deacon Faustus and the Reader Desiderius, who wept
at the sight of their bishop's suffering. The pagans surmised that
they were Christians, and threw them into prison with the hieromartyr
Januarius, in the city of Puteolum. At this prison were two deacons
who had been jailed for confessing Christ: Sts Sossius and Proculus,
and also two laymen, Sts Eutychius and Acution.
On the following morning they led out all the martyrs into the circus
to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the beasts would not touch
them. Menignus claimed that all the miracles were due to sorcery on
the part of the Christians, and immediately he became blinded and
cried out for help. The gentle hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his
healing, and Menignus recovered his sight. The torturer's blindness of
soul, however, was not healed. He accused the Christians of sorcery,
and ordered the martyrs beheaded before the walls of the city (+ 305).
Christians from surrounding cities took up the bodies of the holy
martyrs for burial, and those of each city took one, in order to have
an intercessor before God. The inhabitants of Neapolis (Naples) took
the body of the hieromartyr Januarius. With the body, they also
collected his dried blood.
Since the fifteenth century, the blood liquifies when the container is
placed near another relic, believed to be the martyr's head. Many
miracles proceeded from the relics of the hieromartyr Januarius.
During an eruption of Vesuvius around 431, the inhabitants of the city
prayed to St Januarius to help them. The lava stopped, and did not
reach the city.
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Hieromartyr Faustus the Deacon at Pozzuoli
Saint Faustus was a deacon who suffered martyrdom for Christ with the
hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum, and the deacons Proculus
and Sossius, Desiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Acution about the
year 305 during the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian
(284-305).
Deacon Faustus and the Reader Desiderius wept at the sight of the
bishop's suffering. The pagans surmised that they were Christians, and
threw them into prison with St Januarius, in the city of Puteolum. At
this prison were two deacons who had been jailed for confessing
Christ: Sts Sossius and Proculus, and also two laymen, Sts Eutychius
and Acution.
On the following morning they led out all the martyrs into the circus
to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the beasts would not touch
them. Menignus claimed that all the miracles were due to sorcery on
the part of the Christians, and immediately he became blinded and
cried out for help. The gentle hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his
healing, and Menignus recovered his sight. The torturer's blindness of
soul, however, was not healed. He accused the Christians of sorcery,
and gave ordered the martyrs beheaded before the walls of the city (+
305).
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Hieromartyr Proculus the Deacon at Pozzuoli
Saints Proculus, Sossius and Faustus were deacons who suffered
martyrdom for Christ with the hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of
Beneventum, Desiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Acution about the
year 305 during the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian
(284-305).
Sts Sossius and Proculus were prisoners with the hieromartyr Januarius
and two laymen, Sts Eutychius and Acution, in the city of Puteolum.
The martyrs were led into the circus to be torn to pieces by wild
beasts, but the beasts would not touch them. Menignus claimed that all
the miracles were due to sorcery on the part of the Christians, and
immediately he became blinded and cried out for help. The gentle
hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his healing, and Menignus recovered
his sight. The torturer's blindness of soul, however, was not healed.
He accused the Christians of sorcery, and gave ordered the martyrs
beheaded before the walls of the city (+ 305).
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Hieromartyr Sossius the Deacon at Pozzuoli
Saints Sossius, Proculus, and Faustus were deacons who suffered
martyrdom for Christ with the hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of
Beneventum, Desiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Acution about the
year 305 during the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian
(284-305).
Sts Sossius and Proculus were prisoners with the hieromartyr Januarius
and two laymen, Sts Eutychius and Acution, in the city of Puteolum.
The martyrs were led into the circus to be torn to pieces by wild
beasts, but the beasts would not touch them. Menignus claimed that all
the miracles were due to sorcery on the part of the Christians, and
immediately he became blinded and cried out for help. The gentle
hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his healing, and Menignus recovered
his sight. The torturer's blindness of soul, however, was not healed.
He accused the Christians of sorcery, and gave ordered the martyrs
beheaded before the walls of the city (+ 305).
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Hieromartyr Desiderius the Reader at Pozzuoli
Saint Desiderius the Reader suffered martyrdom for Christ with the
hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum, and the deacons Proculus,
Faustus, and Sossius, Eutychius and Acution about the year 305 during
the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian (284-305).
Deacon Faustus and the Reader Desiderius wept at the sight of the
bishop's suffering. The pagans surmised that they were Christians, and
threw them into prison with St Januarius, in the city of Puteolum. At
this prison were two deacons who had been jailed for confessing
Christ: Sts Sossius and Proculus, and also two laymen, Sts Eutychius
and Acution.
On the following morning they led out all the martyrs into the circus
to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the beasts would not touch
them. Menignus claimed that all the miracles were due to sorcery on
the part of the Christians, and immediately he became blinded and
cried out for help. The gentle hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his
healing, and Menignus recovered his sight. The torturer's blindness of
soul, however, was not healed. He accused the Christians of sorcery,
and gave ordered the martyrs beheaded before the walls of the city (+
305).
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Hieromartyr Eutychius the Layman, at Pozzuoli
Saint Eutychius suffered martyrdom for Christ about the year 305 with
the hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum, and the deacons
Proculus, Sossius and Faustus, Desiderius the Reader, and Acution
during the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian (284-305).
Sts Sossius and Proculus were in prison with St Januarius and two
laymen, Sts Eutychius and Acution. All the martyrs were led into the
circus to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the beasts would not
touch them. Menignus claimed that all the miracles were due to sorcery
on the part of the Christians, and immediately he became blinded and
cried out for help. The gentle hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his
healing, and Menignus recovered his sight. The torturer's blindness of
soul, however, was not healed. He accused the Christians of sorcery,
and ordered the martyrs beheaded before the walls of the city (+ 305).
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Hieromartyr Acution the Layman, at Pozzuoli
Saint Acution suffered martyrdom for Christ about the year 305 with
the hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum, and the deacons
Proculus, Sossius and Faustus, Desiderius the Reader, and Eutychius
during the persecution ordered by the emperor Diocletian (284-305).
Sts Eutychius and Acution were two laymen in prison with St Januarius
and Sts Sossius and Proculus. All the martyrs were led into the circus
to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the beasts would not touch
them. Menignus claimed that all the miracles were due to sorcery on
the part of the Christians, and immediately he became blinded and
cried out for help. The gentle hieromartyr Januarius prayed for his
healing, and Menignus recovered his sight. The torturer's blindness of
soul, however, was not healed. He accused the Christians of sorcery,
and ordered the martyrs beheaded before the walls of the city (+ 305).
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Hieromartyr Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, with his Mother
The Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius suffered during the reign of the emperor Antoninus Pius
(138-161) in Perge, Pamphylia. When they were conscripting robust and
healthy young men for military service, then they led the youth
Theodore and the others to the military commander Theodotus.
The military commander ordered the youth to offer sacrifice to idols,
but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor threats. Then the
military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate and poured liquid
tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a torrent of water
gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the fire.
The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to God. The
commander ascribed his deliverance to sorcery, so St Theodore
suggested that he test the power of his gods by putting the pagan
priest Dioscorus through the same trials.
The commander told Dioscorus to lie upon the red-hot plate, and call
on the help of Zeus. St Dioscorus replied that he believed in Christ,
and he was prepared to throw the idol of Zeus into the fire. Again the
military commander commanded him to get on the heated plate. St
Dioscorus fell at the knees of St Theodore, asking that he pray for
him. Then he got onto the plate, crying out: "I thank You, Lord Jesus
Christ, that You have numbered me among Your servants. Accept my soul
in peace." Then he died, having been delivered from terrible torment.
They continued to torture St Theodore. They tied him to wild horses,
which began to run. But at the city walls the horses fell down and
collapsed, and the martyr Theodore remained unharmed. Two soldiers,
Socrates and Dionysius, saw how a fiery chariot came down from the
heavens to St Theodore, on which the martyr was carried off.
The astonished soldiers shouted: "Great is the God of the Christians!"
They seized them and on the next day threw them into a fiery furnace
with the martyr Theodore. But a heavenly dew cooled the furnace, and
the saints remained alive.
In the morning, the military commander ordered soldiers to look upon
the burned bodies of the martyrs. The soldiers returned and reported
that the three youths were unharmed. St Theodore's mother, Philippa,
encouraged the martyrs in their act.
The military commander told St Philippa to save her son, by urging him
to offer sacrifice to the idols. St Philippa said that when her son
was born it was revealed to her that he would be crucified for Christ.
Hearing this, the military commander commanded them to crucify St
Theodore, and to cut off the heads of the other martyrs. St Theodore
hung on the cross for three days, offering prayers to God until he
finally died.
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Martyr Philippa
The Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius suffered during the reign of the emperor Antoninus Pius
(138-161) in Perge, Pamphylia. When they were conscripting robust and
healthy young men for military service, then they led the youth
Theodore and the others to the military commander Theodotus.
The military commander ordered the youth to offer sacrifice to idols,
but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor threats. Then the
military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate and poured liquid
tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a torrent of water
gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the fire.
The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to God. The
commander ascribed his deliverance to sorcery, so St Theodore
suggested that he test the power of his gods by putting the pagan
priest Dioscorus through the same trials.
The commander told Dioscorus to lie upon the red-hot plate, and call
on the help of Zeus. St Dioscorus replied that he believed in Christ,
and he was prepared to throw the idol of Zeus into the fire. Again the
military commander commanded him to get on the heated plate. St
Dioscorus fell at the knees of St Theodore, asking that he pray for
him. Then he got onto the plate, crying out: "I thank You, Lord Jesus
Christ, that You have numbered me among Your servants. Accept my soul
in peace." Then he died, having been delivered from terrible torment.
They continued to torture St Theodore. They tied him to wild horses,
which began to run. But at the city walls the horses fell down and
collapsed, and the martyr Theodore remained unharmed. Two soldiers,
Socrates and Dionysius, saw how a fiery chariot came down from the
heavens to St Theodore, on which the martyr was carried off.
The astonished soldiers shouted: "Great is the God of the Christians!"
They seized them and on the next day threw them into a fiery furnace
with the martyr Theodore. But a heavenly dew cooled the furnace, and
the saints remained alive.
In the morning, the military commander ordered soldiers to look upon
the burned bodies of the martyrs. The soldiers returned and reported
that the three youths were unharmed. St Theodore's mother, Philippa,
encouraged the martyrs in their act.
The military commander told St Philippa to save her son, by urging him
to offer sacrifice to the idols. St Philippa said that when her son
was born it was revealed to her that he would be crucified for Christ.
Hearing this, the military commander commanded them to crucify St
Theodore, and to cut off the heads of the other martyrs. St Theodore
hung on the cross for three days, offering prayers to God until he
finally died.
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Martyr Dioscorus
The Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius suffered during the reign of the emperor Antoninus Pius
(138-161) in Perge, Pamphylia. When they were conscripting robust and
healthy young men for military service, then they led the youth
Theodore and the others to the military commander Theodotus.
The military commander ordered the youth to offer sacrifice to idols,
but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor threats. Then the
military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate and poured liquid
tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a torrent of water
gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the fire.
The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to God. The
commander ascribed his deliverance to sorcery, so St Theodore
suggested that he test the power of his gods by putting the pagan
priest Dioscorus through the same trials.
The commander told Dioscorus to lie upon the red-hot plate, and call
on the help of Zeus. St Dioscorus replied that he believed in Christ,
and he was prepared to throw the idol of Zeus into the fire. Again the
military commander commanded him to get on the heated plate. St
Dioscorus fell at the knees of St Theodore, asking that he pray for
him. Then he got onto the plate, crying out: "I thank You, Lord Jesus
Christ, that You have numbered me among Your servants. Accept my soul
in peace." Then he died, having been delivered from terrible torment.
They continued to torture St Theodore. They tied him to wild horses,
which began to run. But at the city walls the horses fell down and
collapsed, and the martyr Theodore remained unharmed. Two soldiers,
Socrates and Dionysius, saw how a fiery chariot came down from the
heavens to St Theodore, on which the martyr was carried off.
The astonished soldiers shouted: "Great is the God of the Christians!"
They seized them and on the next day threw them into a fiery furnace
with the martyr Theodore. But a heavenly dew cooled the furnace, and
the saints remained alive.
In the morning, the military commander ordered soldiers to look upon
the burned bodies of the martyrs. The soldiers returned and reported
that the three youths were unharmed. St Theodore's mother, Philippa,
encouraged the martyrs in their act.
The military commander told St Philippa to save her son, by urging him
to offer sacrifice to the idols. St Philippa said that when her son
was born it was revealed to her that he would be crucified for Christ.
Hearing this, the military commander commanded them to crucify St
Theodore, and to cut off the heads of the other martyrs. St Theodore
hung on the cross for three days, offering prayers to God until he
finally died.
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Martyr Socrates
The Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius suffered during the reign of the emperor Antoninus Pius
(138-161) in Perge, Pamphylia. When they were conscripting robust and
healthy young men for military service, then they led the youth
Theodore and the others to the military commander Theodotus.
The military commander ordered the youth to offer sacrifice to idols,
but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor threats. Then the
military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate and poured liquid
tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a torrent of water
gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the fire.
The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to God. The
commander ascribed his deliverance to sorcery, so St Theodore
suggested that he test the power of his gods by putting the pagan
priest Dioscorus through the same trials.
The commander told Dioscorus to lie upon the red-hot plate, and call
on the help of Zeus. St Dioscorus replied that he believed in Christ,
and he was prepared to throw the idol of Zeus into the fire. Again the
military commander commanded him to get on the heated plate. St
Dioscorus fell at the knees of St Theodore, asking that he pray for
him. Then he got onto the plate, crying out: "I thank You, Lord Jesus
Christ, that You have numbered me among Your servants. Accept my soul
in peace." Then he died, having been delivered from terrible torment.
They continued to torture St Theodore. They tied him to wild horses,
which began to run. But at the city walls the horses fell down and
collapsed, and the martyr Theodore remained unharmed. Two soldiers,
Socrates and Dionysius, saw how a fiery chariot came down from the
heavens to St Theodore, on which the martyr was carried off.
The astonished soldiers shouted: "Great is the God of the Christians!"
They seized them and on the next day threw them into a fiery furnace
with the martyr Theodore. But a heavenly dew cooled the furnace, and
the saints remained alive.
In the morning, the military commander ordered soldiers to look upon
the burned bodies of the martyrs. The soldiers returned and reported
that the three youths were unharmed. St Theodore's mother, Philippa,
encouraged the martyrs in their act.
The military commander told St Philippa to save her son, by urging him
to offer sacrifice to the idols. St Philippa said that when her son
was born it was revealed to her that he would be crucified for Christ.
Hearing this, the military commander commanded them to crucify St
Theodore, and to cut off the heads of the other martyrs. St Theodore
hung on the cross for three days, offering prayers to God until he
finally died.
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Martyr Dionysius
The Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius suffered during the reign of the emperor Antoninus Pius
(138-161) in Perge, Pamphylia. When they were conscripting robust and
healthy young men for military service, then they led the youth
Theodore and the others to the military commander Theodotus.
The military commander ordered the youth to offer sacrifice to idols,
but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor threats. Then the
military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate and poured liquid
tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a torrent of water
gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the fire.
The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to God. The
commander ascribed his deliverance to sorcery, so St Theodore
suggested that he test the power of his gods by putting the pagan
priest Dioscorus through the same trials.
The commander told Dioscorus to lie upon the red-hot plate, and call
on the help of Zeus. St Dioscorus replied that he believed in Christ,
and he was prepared to throw the idol of Zeus into the fire. Again the
military commander commanded him to get on the heated plate. St
Dioscorus fell at the knees of St Theodore, asking that he pray for
him. Then he got onto the plate, crying out: "I thank You, Lord Jesus
Christ, that You have numbered me among Your servants. Accept my soul
in peace." Then he died, having been delivered from terrible torment.
They continued to torture St Theodore. They tied him to wild horses,
which began to run. But at the city walls the horses fell down and
collapsed, and the martyr Theodore remained unharmed. Two soldiers,
Socrates and Dionysius, saw how a fiery chariot came down from the
heavens to St Theodore, on which the martyr was carried off.
The astonished soldiers shouted: "Great is the God of the Christians!"
They seized them and on the next day threw them into a fiery furnace
with the martyr Theodore. But a heavenly dew cooled the furnace, and
the saints remained alive.
In the morning, the military commander ordered soldiers to look upon
the burned bodies of the martyrs. The soldiers returned and reported
that the three youths were unharmed. St Theodore's mother, Philippa,
encouraged the martyrs in their act.
The military commander told St Philippa to save her son, by urging him
to offer sacrifice to the idols. St Philippa said that when her son
was born it was revealed to her that he would be crucified for Christ.
Hearing this, the military commander commanded them to crucify St
Theodore, and to cut off the heads of the other martyrs. St Theodore
hung on the cross for three days, offering prayers to God until he
finally died.
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Martyr Isaac of Nicomedia
The Holy Martyrs Isaac, Apollos and Quadratus were pagans who served
at the court of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). They were among the
spectators who witnessed the sufferings of the Holy Great Martyr
George (April 23).
His faith, valor and miracles caused them to believe in Christ. The
saints openly declared themselves Christians, and reproached the
emperor for his impiety and cruelty. They were sentenced to death. The
martyr Quadratus was beheaded with a sword, and the martyrs Apollos
and Isaac perished by starvation (+ 303).
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Martyr Apollos of Nicomedia
The Holy Martyrs Isaac, Apollos and Quadratus were pagans who served
at the court of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). They were among the
spectators who witnessed the sufferings of the Holy Great Martyr
George (April 23).
His faith, valor and miracles caused them to believe in Christ. The
saints openly declared themselves Christians, and reproached the
emperor for his impiety and cruelty. They were sentenced to death. The
martyr Quadratus was beheaded with a sword, and the martyrs Apollos
and Isaac perished by starvation (+ 303).
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Martyr Quadratus of Nicomedia
The Holy Martyrs Isaac, Apollos and Quadratus were pagans who served
at the court of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). They were among the
spectators who witnessed the sufferings of the Holy Great Martyr
George (April 23).
His faith, valor and miracles caused them to believe in Christ. The
saints openly declared themselves Christians, and reproached the
emperor for his impiety and cruelty. They were sentenced to death. The
martyr Quadratus was beheaded with a sword, and the martyrs Apollos
and Isaac perished by starvation (+ 303).
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St Maximian the Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople, was born in Rome from
wealthy and pious parents. Upon receiving his inheritance, he provided
tombs to bury those who led holy lives.
St Maximian was a plain man and he preferred to live far from worldly
vanity. Because of his pure and virtuous life, Patriarch Sisinius of
Constantinople (426-427) ordained him presbyter. When the heretic
Nestorius (428-431) was deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople, St
Maximian replaced him on the patriarchal throne on October 25, 431,
during the reign of the holy emperor Theodosius the Younger (408-450).
The holy Patriarch Maximian died peacefully on April 12, 434, on Great
and Holy Thursday.
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