OCHRID
Saints

Martyr

Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium

June 4 Old CalendarJune 17 New Calendar

Read June 4 in the Prologue

Life

He suffered in the time of Trajan. First he was beaten with leaden rods, then stripped and crucified naked upon a tree. His naked body was smeared with honey so that wasps and hornets would sting him. In the greatest torments Saint Astius, glorifying God, breathed his last and received two crowns, both as a martyr and as a hierarch.

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

Also commemorated on June 4

Saint Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople HierarchHoly Martyr Concordius MartyrHoly Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus MartyrVenerable Zosimas, Bishop of New Babylon VenerableSaints Martha and Mary Commemoration

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

Open June 4 in the reader