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- Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples
- "Born a pagan in Persia in the time of the Emperor Constantine, he
came to know the Christian faith as a young man, forsook his paganism
and received baptism. He was so enchanted with the true Faith that he
left all worldly things and became a monk in a monastery near the town
of Nisibis. He lived among the brethren for some time, then withdrew
into silence, going to Archimandrite Urbel, of whom it is said that, for
sixty years, he never ate anything cooked. Urbel made him a deacon,
but, when he wanted to make him a priest, Dometius fled to a distant
mountain and settled in a cave there. He attained such perfection
through fasting, prayer, vigils and meditation that he was able to heal
the sick. When Julian the Apostate came to that place, he heard of
Dometius and sent men to wall him up alive in the came, with two of his
disciples. Thus died this saint of God, in 363, and went to the Kingdom
of God." (Prologue). The Great Horologion says that Dometius and his disciples were stoned to death.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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