Apostle
Holy Apostle Ananias
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Life
One of the Seventy. He was bishop in Damascus. According to a revelation of God (Acts 9), he baptized Saul, the later Apostle Paul. Despite all persecutions he courageously preached the Gospel, for which he was stoned to death in the city of Eleutheropolis. His holy relics were translated to Damascus and later to Constantinople.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 1. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 1
The full reading for October 1 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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