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- Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and seven virgin-martyrs with him (303)
- Theodotus was a married inn-keeper in Ancyra during the persecutions
of Diocletian. He used his inn-keeping trade as a means of secretly
helping the persecuted Christians, many of whom used his inn as a refuge
in time of need. One of his holy works was to retrieve the bodies of
martyred Christians and give them burial. At that time, seven maidens
were tried and tortured for their faith in Christ, then killed by being
thrown into a lake. One of them, St Tecusa, appeared to St Theodotus and
asked him to retrieve the bodies of her and her sisters in Christ.
Under cover of night Theodotus, guided by an Angel, was able to find all
seven bodies and bury them honorably. But a friend whom he had asked to
help him in this work betrayed him, and he was arrested and subjected
to cruel tortures. Finally he was sentenced to be beheaded. As he went
to the block, he said to the many Christians who had gathered to weep
for him: 'Do not weep for me, brethren, but glorify our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whose aid I am finishing my course and overcoming the enemy.'
A church dedicated to him was later built on the site of his burial.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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