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- Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra (326)
- He was born in Cilicia in Asia Minor, and became Bishop of Gangra,
the capital of Paphlagonia. He took part in the First Ecumenical
Council, where he was praised by all for his piety and miracles. It is
said that the Emperor Constantius kept a bust of Hypatius in his palace
as a weapon against demonic powers. The Saint was murdered by the
Novatians, a sect which believed that there is no forgiveness for sins
committed after Baptism. [The popularity of this belief helps to
explain why many believers at that time postponed baptism until very
late in life.] As Hypatius was traveling home from Constantinople, they
attacked him on the road and stoned him to death. A woman who took part
in the attack went mad and began to beat herself with a stone; she was
only healed when her friends took her to the grave of St Hypatius and
prayed for her. Restored by his compassionate intercession, she spent
the rest of her life in repentance and prayer.
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