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A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church
“Evdokia, the holy and righteous martyr of Christ, lived in Samaria of Palestine, though she was born in Heliopolis of Phoenicia, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Trajan (98-117). Evdokia’s Misspent Youth In her youth, the blessed woman was so beautiful that no artist could adequately portray her exquisite features. By reason of her loveliness, she received many compliments which proved to be a stumbling block, hindering her from receiving the teaching of Christian ethics. Thus, remaining in her ancestral impiety, she tumbled into the sin of fornication and plucked the pleasures of youth, since it is rare to discover wisdom, purity, and beauty abiding in one person. Therefore, to the malignant joy of the devil, she became a courtesan who delighted in her every sinful desire.” —“On the 1st of March, the holy Church commemorates the holy and venerable Martyr EVDOKIA of Heliopolis.”
CONTENTS
March 1 EVDOKIA OF HELIOPOLIS, VENERABLE MARTYR DOMNINE THE NEW OF KYROS, VENERABLE MOTHER ANTONINA OF NICAEA, MARTYR Markellos and Anthony, Martyrs Silvester and Sophronios, Martyrs Nestorian, Martyr Charisios, Nikephoros, and Agapios, Martyrs AGAPIOS OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, VENERABLE FATHER March 2 HESYCHIUS THE SENATOR, MARTYR THEODOTOS, BISHOP OF KYRENIA, HIEROMARTYR QUINTUS OF PHRYGIA, CONFESSOR AND WONDER-WORKER NESTOR AND TRIVIMIOS, MARTYRS TROADIOS OF NEOCAESAREA AND OTHER MARTYRS EUTHALIA (EFTHALIA) OF SYRACUSE, VIRGIN-MARTYR Andronikos and Athanasia, Martyrs March 3 EFTROPIOS, KLEONIKOS, AND VASILISKOS, MARTYRS THEODORETOS, PRESBYTER OF ANTIOCH, HIEROMARTYR Zenon and Zoilos, Venerable Fathers PIAMOUN THE VIRGIN, VENERABLE MOTHER March 4 GERASIMOS OF THE JORDAN, ANCHORITE PAUL AND JULIANE OF PTOLEMAÏS, MARTYRS Gregory, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus GREGORY, BISHOP OF ASSOS March 5 CONON OF ISAURIA, WONDER-WORKER AND MARTYR CONON THE GARDENER, MARTYR MARK THE ASCETIC, WRITER AND WONDER-WORKER MARK THE ATHENIAN, ASCETIC EVLOGIOS IN PALESTINE, MARTYR Evlampios in Palestine, Martyr Archelaos and 152 Companions, Martyrs JOHN THE BULGARIAN, NEW-MARTYR March 6 42 GREAT-MARTYRS AT AMORION Arkadios, Venerable Father HESYCHIOS, WONDER-WORKER Maximos, Martyr Ephrosynos, Martyr CROSS AND NAILS OF THE LORD, FINDING BY SAINT HELEN Julian and Evoulos, Martyrs March 7 7 HIEROMARTYRS, BISHOPS OF CHERSON ARKADIOS AND NESTOR OF CYPRUS, BISHOPS PAUL THE SIMPLE, VENERABLE FATHER EPHRAIM, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH LAURENCE, BUILDER OF PHANEROMENE MONASTERY March 8 THEOPHYLACT, BISHOP OF NIKOMEDIA PAUL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PLOUSIAS HERMES, APOSTLE Dion, Martyr Dometios, Venerable Father March 9 40 GREAT-MARTYRS AT SEBASTEIA URPASIAN AT NIKOMEDIA, MARTYR CAESARIOS OF NAZIANZOS, PIOUS PHYSICIAN 6 Martyrs of the Same Family March 10 QUADRATUS (KODRATOS) AND OTHER MARTYRS ANASTASIA, PATRICIAN AND VENERABLE MOTHER Markianos (Marcian), Martyr MICHAEL MAVROUDES, NEW-MARTYR March 11 SOPHRONIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM PIONIOS OF SMYRNA, HIEROMARTYR, AND COMPANIONS GEORGE THE NEWLY-APPEARED AND WONDER-WORKER GEORGE OF SINAI, VENERABLE FATHER TROPHIMOS AND THALLOS AT LAODIKEIA, MARTYRS Epimachos, Martyr, Translation of the Relics THEODORA, EMPRESS OF EPIROS, VENERABLE MOTHER Efthymios the Wonder-worker, Archbishop of Novgorod March 12 THEOPHANES THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF MEGALOS AGROS GREGORY THE DIALOGIST, POPE OF ROME 9 Martyrs Phinees, Righteous SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN March 13 NIKEPHOROS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE PUPLIOS, BISHOP OF ATHENS, HIEROMARTYR Africanos, Puplios, and Terentios, Martyrs Avivos of Hermoupolis, Martyr Christina of Persia, Martyr March 14 BENEDICT, ABBOT OF MONTE CASSINO ALEXANDER OF PYDNA, MARTYR EFSCHEMOS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF LAMPSAKOS March 15 AGAPIOS AND OTHER MARTYRS AT CAESAREA ARISTOBOULOS, APOSTLE OF THE SEVENTY, BISHOP OF BRITAIN NIKANDROS AT EGYPT, MARTYR MANUEL THE CRETAN, NEW-MARTYR March 16 SAVINOS OF EGYPT, MARTYR John of Rouphinianai, Venerable Father Romanos of Parion, Martyr PAPAS, MARTYR JULIAN OF CILICIA, MARTYR 10 Martyrs of Phoenicia ALEXANDER, POPE OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR ANINAS OF MESOPOTAMIA, WONDER-WORKER CHRISTODOULOS OF PATMOS, WONDER-WORKER March 17 ALEXIS (ALEXIOS), THE MAN OF GOD, ASCETIC Earthquake, Threat of THEOSTERIKTOS THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF PELEKETE PAUL OF CRETE, VENERABLE MARTYR MARINOS, MARTYR PATRICK, BISHOP AND ENLIGHTENER OF IRELAND Makarios, Hegumen of Koliazino in Russia, Myrrh-streamer March 18 KYRIL, ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM TROPHIMOS AND EFKARPION AT NIKOMEDIA, MARTYRS 10,000 Martyrs March 19 CHRISANTHUS, DAREIA, AND OTHER MARTYRS PANHARIOS, MARTYR DEMETRIOS THE CABINETMAKER, NEW-MARTYR March 20 ABBAS OF THE SAINT SAVVAS MONASTERY, MARTYRS 7 VIRGIN-MARTYRS OF AMISOS NIKETAS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF APOLLONIAS Rodian, Martyr Aquilas (Akylas), Martyr Lollion, Martyr Emmanuel, Martyr MYRON OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR March 21 IAKOVOS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF CATANIA THOMAS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE PHILEMON AND DOMNINUS OF ROME, MARTYRS BERYLLUS, BISHOP OF CATANIA SERAPION THE SIDONION, ASCETIC March 22 BASIL, PRESBYTER OF ANKYRA, HIEROMARTYR DROSIS AND THE FIVE VIRGIN-MARTYRS AT ROME Kallinike and Vasilissa, Martyrs EFTHYMIOS, VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR March 23 NIKON, HIEROMARTYR, AND 199 DISCIPLES, MARTYRS Dometios, Martyr LUKE THE NEW, VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR Ephraim and Theodosios, Venerable Fathers Nikon of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Hegumen March 24 Annunciation of the Theotokos, Forefeast ARTEMON, BISHOP OF SELEUKEIA IN PISIDIA ARTEMON, PRESBYTER OF LAODIKEIA, HIEROMARTYR ZACHARIAS OF SKETIS, ASCETIC 8 Martyrs in Caesarea of Palestine Martin of Thebes, Venerable Father PARTHENIOS, NEW HIEROMARTYR Zacharias the Faster of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves March 25 ANNUNCIATION OF THE EVER-VIRGIN MARY ANNUNCIATION, HOMILY SENNOUPHIOS THE SIGN-BEARER, ASCETIC Pelagia and Theodosia, Martyrs Martyr, Former Executioner March 26 GABRIEL, SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGEL 26 MARTYRS OF THE GOTHS QUADRATUS (KODRATOS), THEODOSIOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS STEPHEN THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF TRIGLEIA NARRATION OF MONK MALCHOS, THE CAPTIVE BASIL THE YOUNGER, VENERABLE FATHER March 27 MATRONA OF THESSALONIKE, MARTYR Kyrikos of Apros in Thrace, Venerable Father PHILETOS, LYDIA, THEOPREPIOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS John and Baruch, Martyrs ANANI, PROPHET PAUL, BISHOP OF CORINTH Eftychios, Bishop March 28 HILARION THE NEW, HEGUMEN OF PELEKETE HERODION, APOSTLE OF THE SEVENTY HESYCHIOS, PRESBYTER OF JERUSALEM, WRITER STEPHEN THE WONDER-WORKER, HEGUMEN OF TRIGLEIA EFSTRATIOS OF THE LAVRA OF THE KIEV CAVES, MARTYR March 29 MARK, KYRIL, VIRGINS, CLERGY, HIEROMARTYRS JONAS, VARAHESIOS, AND NINE CONFESSORS, MARTYRS EFSTATHIOS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF KIOS March 30 JOHN, ABBOT OF MOUNT SINAI, AUTHOR OF THE LADDER JOAD OR JOEL, PROPHET JOHN, ASCETIC IN THE WELL John, Patriarch of Jerusalem Evoulee, Mother of Martyr and Unmercenary Panteleimon ZACHARIAS, BISHOP OF CORINTH March 31 HYPATIOS, BISHOP OF GANGRA, HIEROMARTYR AKAKIOS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF MELITENE AVDAS, BENJAMIN, ORMISDES, AND 9 MARTYRS Menandros (Menander), Martyr VLASIOS (BLAISE), PRESBYTER OF AMORION, ASCETIC 38 Kinfolk and Martyrs Stephen the Wonder-worker JOSEPH THE ALL-COMELY, PATRIARCH Bibliography Alphabetical Index
Item Number: BKA787C Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent/Dormition Skete, 2005 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: xii + 1,052 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 6.1 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒944359‒26‒4
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