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- Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia
- They were priests in Nicomedia; it was Hermolaus who converted St
Panteleimon (July 27) to Christ. When St Panteleimon, interrogated by
Maximian, was asked who had turned him from the idols, he named
Hermolaus. (The Great Horologion notes that it had been revealed to
Panteleimon that the time of Hermolaus' martyrdom was near at hand). St
Hermolaus was arrested allong with Sts Hermippus and Hermocrates and,
when they proclaimed Christ to be the only true God, all were beheaded.
St Hermolaus, along with his disciple St Panteleimon, is counted as one
of the Unmercenary Physicians.
- Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)
- She was born near Rome to pious parents. Since she was born on a
Friday, she was named Paraskeve (Friday in Greek; literally
"preparation" or "preparedness" because Friday was the Biblical Day of
Preparation for the Sabbath). From early childhood she studied the
scriptures, consecrated herself to a monastic life, and brought many to
faith in Christ by her example and teaching. During the reign of
Antoninus she was arrested because she was a Christian. When ordered to
worship the idols, she answered "Let the gods that have not made heaven
and the earth perish from off the earth" (Jeremiah 10:11). For this,
after severe tortures she was beheaded in 140.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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