OCHRID
Saints

Holy Ruler

Eunuch of Queen Candace

January 4 Old CalendarJanuary 17 New Calendar

Read January 4 in the Prologue

Life

The Apostle Philip baptized this black man and eunuch (Acts 8:26-39). After baptism the eunuch returned home and began to preach Christ. He was the first apostle of the faith among the black people in Ethiopia. He ended his life as a martyr and was deemed worthy of the Kingdom of God.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 4. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on January 4

Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles FeastEustathius, Archbishop of Serbia HierarchVenerable Martyr Onuphrius of Hilandar Martyr

The full reading for January 4 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

Open January 4 in the reader