[Readingsandsaints] Readings and Saints

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Scripture Readings and Saints for Thu Sep 27 2007

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Ephesians 5:20-26  (Tuesday)
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the
church; and He is the Savior of the body.
24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the
wives be to their own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by
the word,
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Ephesians 5:25-33  (Wednesday)
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by
the word,
27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having
spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and
without blemish.
28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he
who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes
it, just as the Lord does the church.
30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the
church.
33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife
as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
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Luke 5:1-11  (Tuesday)
12 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man
who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and
implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me
clean."
13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be
cleansed." Immediately the leprosy left him.
14 And He charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the
priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to
them, just as Moses commanded."
15 However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and
great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of
their infirmities.
16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.
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Luke 5:33-39  (Wednesday)
33 Then they said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and
make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and
drink?"
34 And He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom
fast while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from
them; then they will fast in those days.
36 Then He spoke a parable to them: "No one puts a piece from a new
garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the
piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine
will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be
ruined.
38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are
preserved.
39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he
says, 'The old is better.'
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Apostle Mark of the Seventy
The Holy Apostle Mark of the Seventy, also named John, is mentioned by
the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts
12:25, 15:37-39) and also by the holy Apostle Paul in both the Epistle
to the Colossians (Col 4:10) and the Epistle to Philemon (Philemon
1:23).
The holy Apostle Mark preached the Word of God together with Paul and
Barnabas and was made bishop of the Phoenician city of Biblos. The
holy Apostle Mark attained great boldness before God, so that his very
shadow healed the sick (also January 4 and April 15).
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49 Martyrs with Callistratus
These holy martyrs suffered at Carthage with St Callistratus at the
beginning of the fourth century.
St Callistratus was miraculously saved after his tormentors had tied
him up in a sack and cast him into the sea. By God's mercy, however,
the sack struck a sharp rock and was torn open. St Callistratus came
to dry land unharmed, carried by dolphins. Viewing such a miracle,
forty-nine soldiers came to believe in Christ. Then the military
commander threw St Callistratus and the believing soldiers into
prison. Before this, all of them were subjected to innumerable
floggings.
In jail St Callistatus continued to preach the Word of God to the
soldiers and he bolstered their spirits for martyrdom. Summoned again
before the military commander, the sufferers firmly confessed their
faith in Christ, after which they were bound hand and foot and thrown
into a dam. But there their bonds broke, and with bright faces the
holy martyrs stood in the water, rejoicing in their Baptism, which
coincided with the act of martyrdom.
Beautiful bright crowns appeared over their heads, and all heard a
voice: "Be brave, Callistratus, with your company, and come rest in
the eternal habitations." At the same time, the earth shuddered and an
idol standing nearby fell down and smashed. Seeing this, another 135
soldiers also believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. The military
commander, fearing a mutiny in the army, did not put them on trial,
but again imprisoned St Callistratus with the others, where they
fervently prayed and gave thanks to the Creator for giving them power
to endure such sufferings.
At night the martyrs were cut to pieces with swords by order of the
military commander. Their holy relics were buried by the 135 soldiers
who remained alive. Later, a church was built on the spot of their
sufferings, as St Callistatus had foretold.
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Venerable Sabbatius the Wonderworker of Solovki
Saint Sabbatius of Solovki came to the St Cyril of White Lake
monastery in the year 1396, where he received the monastic tonsure. He
there pursued asceticism for a long time, unquestioningly fulfilling
all obediences. His humility, gentle love towards the brethren and his
strict life distinguished the monk Sabbatius among his fellow
ascetics. He soon became burdened by the attention and esteem of the
brethren and laity coming to him, and having learned that on Lake
Ladoga is the rocky island of Valaam, he decided to settle there.
The brethren of the St Cyril of White Lake monastery were very sad to
be parted from their Elder. At Valaam the worldly fame also began to
disquiet the humble Elder. Then the monk learned that in the north was
the uninhabited island of Solovki, and he began to ask the igumen's
blessing to settle there in solitude. But the igumen and the brethren
did not want to be separated from their holy Elder.
At the command of God St Sabbatius left the Valaam monastery by night
and set off to the shores of the White Sea. When he learned from the
local people that the island was two days distant, that on it were
many lakes and that no one lived on the island, he was even more eager
to settle there. The astonished local people asked the ascetic,
whitened with grey hair, how he would live there and what he would
eat. "My Master," replied the monk, "gives the fresh strength of youth
to the frail, and nourishes the hungry to satiety."
For a certain time St Sabbatius remained at the chapel near the mouth
of the Vyg River, in the environs of Soroka. There he encountered St
Germanus pursuing asceticism as a hermit, and together they decided to
settle upon the island. In a frail boat, praying to God, the Elders
set off upon the harsh sea and after three days they reached Solovki
Island.
The ascetics settled by the Sekirna hill, where they raised up a cross
and built their cells. In the severe conditions of the north, the
Elders hallowed the unpopulated island by their exploits. Here also
the Enemy of mankind,the devil, tempted the holy Elders. A certain
fisherman with his wife, moved with a sense of envy, came somehow to
the island and settled near the ascetics. But the Lord did not permit
the laypeople to remain near the monks. Two youths in bright garb
appeared to the wife of the fisherman and struck her with rods. The
fisherman took fright, quickly gathered his things and hastened to
return to his former place of residence.
Once, when St Germanus had gone for supplies along the Onega River, St
Sabbatius, alone and sensing his impending end, turned to God and
prayered that He would grant him to partake of the Holy Mysteries. The
monk sailed for two days to the mainland and at ten versts from the
Vyg River encountered the igumen Nathanael, who had come to the
distant settlement to commune a sick Christian. Igumen Nathanael
rejoiced at meeting the monk, fulfilled his wish and heard the account
of his exploits on the island. In parting, they agreed to meet at the
church along the Vyg River.
Entering the temple, the holy Elder prayerfully gave thanks to God for
Communion. He then enclosed himself in a cell located near the church,
and began to prepare himself for death. During this time the Novgorod
merchant John came to shore and, having venerated the holy icons in
church, he went to the holy Elder. Having received his blessing and
guidance, he offered the monk a portion of his wealth and was saddened
when he heard a refusal. To comfort the merchant, St Sabbatius offered
to let him stay over until morning, and promised him prosperity on
further journeying. The merchant John, however, hastened to disembark.
Suddenly there was an earthquake, and a storm arose on the sea. Taking
fright, the merchant stayed where he was. In the morning when he
entered the cell for a blessing, he saw that the Elder was already
dead. He and Igumen Nathanael, who had just arrived, buried St
Sabbatius at the chapel and wrote a manuscript of his Life. This
occurred on September 27, 1435. After thirty years, the relics of St
Sabbatius were transferred by St Zosimas (April 17) and the brethren
of Solovki Island, placing them in the Transfiguration church. In
1566, the relics of Sts Sabbatius and Zosimas were transferred into a
church, named in their honor (August 8).
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Martyr Callistratus
Saint Callistratus was a native of Carthage. An ancestor of St
Callistratus, Neochorus, has served under the emperor Tiberius in
Palestine, under the command of Pontius Pilate, the procurator of
Judea, and was a witness to the suffering on the Cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ, His voluntary death and glorious Resurrection.
The saint's father was a Christian, and he raised his son in faith and
piety. Also like his father, St Callistratus became a soldier and
excelled among his pagan military comrades by his good conduct and
gentle disposition.
At night when everyone slept, he usually stayed up at prayer. Once, a
soldier sleeping nearby heard St Callistratus invoking the Name of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and he reported this to the military commander, who
in turn summoned Callistratus, interrogated him and wanted to make him
offer sacrifice to idols. The saint resolutely refused to do this, so
the military commander ordered that the saint be beaten. Then, covered
with wounds, the saint was dragged over sharp stones. The beating and
the torments did not sway the firm will and brave endurance of the
sufferer.
The saint was sewn up in a leather sack and drown him in the sea. By
God's mercy, however, the sack struck a sharp rock and was torn open.
St Callistratus came to dry land unharmed, carried by dolphins.
Viewing such a miracle, forty-nine soldiers came to believe in Christ.
Then the military commander threw St Callistratus and the believing
soldiers into prison. Before this, all of them were subjected to
innumerable floggings.
In jail St Callistatus continued to preach the Word of God to the
soldiers and he bolstered their spirits for martyrdom. Summoned again
before the military commander, the sufferers firmly confessed their
faith in Christ, after which they were bound hand and foot and thrown
into a dam. But there their bonds broke, and with bright faces the
holy martyrs stood in the water, rejoicing in their Baptism, which
coincided with the act of martyrdom.
Beautiful bright crowns appeared over their heads, and all heard a
voice: "Be brave, Callistratus, with your company, and come rest in
the eternal habitations." At the same time, the earth shuddered and an
idol standing nearby fell down and smashed. Seeing this, another 135
soldiers also believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. The military
commander, fearing a mutiny in the army, did not put them on trial,
but again imprisoned St Callistratus with the others, where they
fervently prayed and gave thanks to the Creator for giving them power
to endure such sufferings.
At night the martyrs were cut to pieces with swords by order of the
military commander. Their holy relics were buried by the 135 soldiers
who remained alive. Later, a church was built on the spot of their
sufferings, as St Callistatus had foretold.
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Apostle Aristarchus of the Seventy
Saint Aristarchus was one of the Seventy Apostles, whom the Lord Jesus
Christ sent to proclaim the good news of the Gospel (Luke. 10:1-24).
St Aristarchus, a co-worker of the holy Apostle Paul, became bishop of
the Syrian city of Apamea. His name is repeatedly mentioned in the
Acts of the Holy Apostles (Acts 19:29, 20:4, 27:2) and in the Epistles
of St Paul (Col. 4:10, Philemon 1:24). He accompanied St Paul on his
travels (Acts 16:29), and was Bishop of Apamea, Syria.
St Aristarchus is also commemorated on April 15 with Sts Pudens and
Trophimus and on January 4 with the Seventy Apostles.
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Apostle Zenas of the Seventy
The Holy Apostle Zenas of the Seventy, a disciple and co-worker with
the first-ranked Apostle Paul, was called a lawyer, since he was a
learned man and led juridical matters in church courts. He is
mentioned in the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to Titus (Titus
3:13): "Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they
lack nothing." Afterwards, St Zenas became bishop of the city of
Diospolis (or Lydda) in Palestine.
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Martyr Epicharis of Rome
The Holy Martyr Epicharis lived at Rome during the reign of Diocletian
(284-305). For her steadfast confession of Christ as Savior they
subjected her to tortures: they suspended her and tore at her body
with iron hooks, and then they beat at her with tin threshing rakes.
The holy martyr prayed, and an angel of God struck down the torturers.
Then St Epicharis was beheaded.
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Venerable Igantius the Abbot in Asia Minor
Saint Ignatius lived during the tenth century in Cappadocia, and from
his youth he was dedicated by his parents to God. Upon attaining the
age of maturity, he accepted monasticism and soon was ordained to the
holy priesthood.
Later, St Ignatius was made igumen of a monastery of the Savior,
called "Deep River," close to Constantinople. St Ignatius concerned
himself about the monastery, embellishing the churches and making an
enclosure for the monastery. St Ignatius died in the city of Amoreia
in the year 975. His relics were uncovered after a long period of time
and found to be incorrupt.
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Hieromartyr and Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy, Peter
Polyansky
New Hieromartyr Peter, Metropolitan of Krutitsy was glorified by the
Russian Orthodox Church at the Synod of Bishops of the Russian
Orthodox Church on February 23, 1997.
St Peter was born in the Voronezh region, and studied at the Moscow
Theological Academy, graduating in 1892, where he then continued as
inspector. After a short stay at the seminary of Zhirovits in Belarus
as inspector, he was appointed secretary of the Synodal Education
Committee becoming de facto inspector of all the theological schools
of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Unlike many of his contemporaries who had graduated from a theological
academy, Peter Poliansky did not seek ordination, and for a long time
remained a layman. As secretary of the Synodal Education Committee he
traveled widely, visiting innumerable theological establishments,
meeting and knowing many people. Gifted with an outstanding intellect,
a firm character and a sociable nature, he was widely known and made
many friends. He exercised a beneficial influence on the religious
education of future priests.
In 1917-18, Peter Poliansky took part in the work of the local Council
of the Russian Orthodox Church, when St Tikhon (April 7) was elected
Patriarch. The latter made Peter Poliansky one of his closest aides,
and persuaded him to become bishop; the Patriarch wished to
consolidate the leadership of the Church in what was fast becoming the
darkest time for the Church in many centuries. In 1920 Peter Poliansky
was made a monk and auxiliary bishop for the diocese of Moscow; in a
matter of months he was appointed Metropolitan of Krutitsy, one of the
highest ranking bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Patriarch Tikhon died on April 7, 1925, the day of the Annunciation
(March 25). Foreseeing increasing troubles and uncertainty for the
Church, thinking that the government would not allow a Church council
to assemble and elect the next patriarch, St Tikhon took an
administrative decision aimed at securing a smooth succession when he
died. He nominated three bishops in order of priority, as locum
tenens; the third was Metropolitan Peter Poliansky. When the first two
choices were found to be in prison and thus unable to assume the
leadership of the Church, this heavy task befell Metropolitan Peter.
Persecution against the Church was raging, the government gave its
support to the splinter group "The Living Church" in an attempt to
discredit and destroy the official Orthodox Church. A great number of
bishops had been imprisoned or exiled to remote parts of the country,
and were unable to have a clear understanding of the prevailing
situation. The whole country was in turmoil; the so-called Living
Church energetically tried to replace the true Church.
In the absence of a patriarch, people did not know whom to believe and
to whom to give their allegiance. Metropolitan Peter then issued an
uncompromisingly firm "Letter to the Russian Church" where he
described the position of the Church vis a vis the authorities and vis
a vis the "Living Church." He made no compromises with anybody, and
stood firm in the truth of Christ. This letter helped the Church to
strengthen itself but caused the Metropolitan to be arrested.
The history of the few months in which a campaign was master-minded by
the Commissar for religious affairs, Tuchkov, to compromise and weaken
St Peter, shows how determined the government was to defeat the head
of the Church, but this did not break him. On December 10, 1925, St
Peter was put under house arrest, and two days later sent to the
Lubianka prison; in May 1926 he was transferred to the Suzdal
fortress, then back to the Lubianka, and finally, in December, he was
sent to Siberia, first to Tobolsk, then to the village of Abalak on
the banks of the river Irtysh which he reached in 1927. Many of the
other bishops had experienced a similar fate, the dioceses remaining
without their shepherds.
In August 1927, Metropolitan Peter was taken to another destination
beyond the Arctic Circle, a place called Khe on the mouth of the Ob,
in the frozen tundra. For a little while he lived there peacefully,
recovering from the arduous journey. However, on August 29, the day of
the Beheading of the St John the Baptist, he suffered his first attack
of angina and had to stay in bed. Two paramedics who came from a far
distance by river in a boat manned by a native, advised him to be seen
by a doctor and be transferred to a hospital. The Metropolitan wrote
to the authorities at the GPU, but never got a reply, or money, or
provisions, although he knew that several parcels had arrived in
Tobolsk addressed to him.
The damp, cold climate of this northern region was extremely harmful
to him in his condition. Eventually, towards the end of September, he
was taken back to Tobolsk. Unexpectedly, he had an interview with
Tuchkov who offered him freedom if he surrendered his title of locum
tenens, but he remained firm and refused to compromise. He was then
sent back to Khe for another three years of exile, but he was never
granted his freedom. In Moscow in 1936, ten years after his first
imprisonment, believers were waiting for his return, counting on the
end of his ten-year term of exile. They never saw him again. He may
have been moved for the last time to a monastery nearer central Russia
where he was a little less constrained, but with no freedom to write
or communicate with the world. He was shot by decision of the Soviet
authorities after years of prison and exile.
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St Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch
Saint Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch, was a contemporary of St John
Chrysostom. He attempted to obtain from the emperor Theodosius
(379-395) a pardon for the citizens of Antioch, who had angered the
emperor by destroying his statue. St Flavian's death was peaceful and
without illness. He is also commemorated on September 27.
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New Martyr Aquilina
Saint Aquilina (Akylina), the virgin martyr of Christ, was the
daughter of pious parents who lived in the village of Zagliberi,
Thessalonica in the diocese of St Ardamerios.
One day her father quarreled with a Turkish neighbor (for Turks and
Christians lived together in that village), and struck the Turk,
killing him. The authorities seized him and brought him to the pasha
of Thessalonica to be executed for his crime. Fearing death, the
unfortunate man converted to Islam in order to save his life. St
Aquilina was still a babe at her mother's breast when this happened.
The saint's mother remained a Christian, and she encouraged her
daughter to adhere to the Christian Faith, and not to deny Christ.
After some time had passed, the Turks pressured Aquilina's father to
make her become a Moslem, too. He said, "Do not worry about my
daughter, I'll see to her. I will force her to convert to Islam in due
course."
When St Aquilina was eighteen, the Turks urged her father to make his
daughter convert to their faith. He said to her, "The other Turks tell
me that you must become a Moslem sooner or later. Do it one day sooner
so that they will stop bothering me. "
She replied with great courage, "I will never deny the Lord Jesus
Christ, Who died on the Cross for our sake. I am prepared to endure
tortures, and even death, for love of my Christ."
Seeing that she would not change her mind, her father went to the
Turks and said, "I am not able to persuade my daughter to become a
Moslem, so you may do as you wish with her."
Hearing this, the Turks became angry, and sent servants to arrest the
girl. When the saint's mother saw them seize her daughter, she
encouraged her to remain firm in confessing Christ, and to be brave in
the face of the torments she was about to endure.
Aquilina replied, "That is my intention, Mother. May God help me. Pray
for me."
Then they said farewell with many tears and laments. Servants tied
Aquilina with ropes and brought her to the judge. Her mother followed
them, but the servants shut the door in her face and left her standing
in the courtyard. St Aquilina was taken inside to appear before the
judge, and her mother returned home to await the outcome.
The judge asked her, "Will you become a Moslem, you fool?"
She replied, "No, I will never deny my Faith or my Master Christ."
Hearing these things, the judge became angry and ordered the saint to
be stripped of her clothes, leaving her in her chemise. Then he
ordered them to tie her to a pillar and to beat her with sticks, and
it was done. Two servants beat her for a long time, but St Aquilina
endured her sufferings with great courage.
Then once again the saint was brought before the judge and the other
Turks. They began to flatter her, promising her many things. They even
offered her gifts, if only she would deny her Christian Faith, but she
regarded earthly riches as worthless. A prominent man among them,
having more boldness than the others, said to her, "Become a Moslem,
Aquilina, and I will marry you to my son."
When the Turks heard this, they were enraged and tied the saint up as
before, beating her for a long time. Then she was untied and
questioned for a third time.
Since Aquilina had received so many lashes, her chemise was torn to
shreds, and it no longer covered her. The judge said, "You fool!
Aren't you ashamed to appear naked before so many people? Become a
Moslem, or I'll break your bones one by one."
The holy virgin replied, "What could I possibly want with your faith?
Why should I deny Christ?"
The Turks were furious, and this time they beat the saint so
mercilessly that they left her for dead. The earth was saturated with
her blood, and pieces of her flesh fell to the ground. Finally, they
untied her and gave her to a certain Christian who happened to be at
that place, and he brought her to her mother's house.
When her mother saw that her daughter was almost dead, she embraced
her and asked, "What have you done, my child?"
The martyr opened her eyes with difficulty and said, "Behold, I have
preserved the confession of my Faith, just as we agreed."
While she was speaking to her mother, St Aquilina gave her pure soul
into God's hands and received the imperishable crown of martyrdom on
September 27, 1764.
On the way to the cemetery, St Aquilina's holy relics gave forth a
wondrous fragrance which filled the entire road. That night a heavenly
light shone upon her tomb like a brilliant star, and the Christians
who witnessed this glorified God.
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St Anthimus the Georgian
Saint Anthimus was born in Georgia, and his parents were called John
and Mary. The child received the name Andrew in Baptism, and his
parents raised him as an Orthodox Christian.
Andrew was captured by Turks who invaded Georgia when he was young,
and he was one of many who were made slaves in Constantinople. There
he learned to speak Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, and also became
skilled in woodcarving, embroidery, and painting. After a few years as
a slave, Andrew escaped and fled to the Ecumenical Patriarchate for
refuge.
Around 1690, Andrew was invited to Wallachia by Prince Constantine
Brancoveanu (August 16), who had heard of his talents. After a year or
so, he became a monk and received the name Anthimus. Later, he was
ordained to the holy priesthood. He was placed in charge of the royal
print shop in Bucharest, and later set up a printing house in the
Snagov Monastery.The monastery printed sixty-three books in Romanian,
Greek, Arabic, and Georgian. St Anthimus was the author of
thirty-eight of them. He was chosen to be the igumen of Snagov in
1696.
The saint was consecrated as Bishop of Rimnicu-Vilcea in 1705, and
three years later he was made Metropolitan of Wallachia. As
Metropolitan, he established schools for poor children, and built
churches and monasteries. Since he was a woodcarver, he used his
talent to beautify many churches.
St Anthimus was a zealous pastor who satisfied his flock's hunger for
spiritual knowledge. Preaching in the Romanian language, he taught
them the saving truths of Orthodoxy, and offered words of
encouragement and consolation. His edifying books and sermons are part
of the spiritual legacy of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Anthimus was arrested by the Turks in 1716 and sentenced
to be exiled at St Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai, but he never
arrived at his destination. On September 27, 1716, he was killed by
the soldiers who were escorting him. They cut his body into little
pieces and threw them into the Tungia River, south of the Danube.
Thus, the faithful servant of Christ received the crown of martyrdom.
St Anthimus was a true shepherd of his flock, and a father to his
clergy. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.
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