Martyr

Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and Andrew the Presbyter

September 21 Old CalendarOctober 4 New Calendar

Life

Two friends from childhood, natives of Lycia. When they came of age, both gave themselves wholeheartedly to the service of God: Hypatius as a strict monk and ascetic, and Andrew as a cleric among the people and a preacher of the word of God. On account of his great virtues, Hypatius was made Bishop of Ephesus, and Andrew was ordained presbyter. Both suffered in the time of the iconoclast Emperor Leo the Isaurian. After dreadful torments for holy Orthodoxy they were beheaded in the year 730. And both passed from this transitory life into life eternal.

When they came of age, both gave themselves wholeheartedly to the service of God: Hypatius as a strict monk and ascetic, and Andrew as a cleric among the people and a preacher of the word of God.

— Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and Andrew the Presbyter

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 21. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The full reading for September 21 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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