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- Holy Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor (c. 250)
- He was born in Cilicia to a pious family. He left all worldly things
and devoted his life to preaching the Gospel of Christ, for which he
was arrested in Ancyra by the governor Sacerdos. When he was commanded
to worship the idols or suffer torture, Callinicus replied, 'Every
torture for my God is as welcome to me as bread to a hungry man.' After
harsh torture, the governor had him shod in shoes in which nails had
been set pointing upright, and had him driven on foot to the town of
Gangra. (The governor was afraid to keep him in Ancyra, since many of
the people were turning to Christ through the Saint's example.) On the
way, when the soldiers became thirsty, Callinicus prayed to God and
brought forth water from a rock. At Gangra he was thrown alive into a
furnace. When the fire was out, his dead body was found completely
unharmed.
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