Martyr
Hieromartyr Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome
January 30 Old CalendarFebruary 12 New Calendar
Life
He suffered for the faith in the time of Claudius. When in Rome the virgin Chrysia was mercilessly tortured for Christ, then Saint Hippolytus interceded for her before the torturers and denounced the torturers. Because of this protest he too was brought to trial, tried and condemned to death after long tortures. They bound both his legs and his hands and drowned him in the sea. With him and Chrysia twenty more martyrs also suffered. Saint Hippolytus suffered in the year 269.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 30. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 30
The full reading for January 30 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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