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- Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
- Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (208/304)
- He began life as a pagan shepherd in Lycaonia. Coming to faith in
Christ, he was baptized and received the name Sozon ("Save").
Thereafter he took every opportunity to proclaim the Gospel to his
countrymen and to urge them to give up their idols. Entering a temple
of Artemis in Cilicia, he cut off its golden hand, broke it into pieces,
and distributed the gold to the poor. When he learned that because of
this some were being punished unjustly for theft, he gave himself up to
the governor Maximian. He was beaten to death with rods, by some
accounts in 288, by others in 304.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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