Martyr

Holy Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Vrsac

May 16 Old CalendarMay 29 New Calendar

Life

Bishop Theodore in the year 1594 found himself at the head of the insurgents in Banat. The insurgents bore on their banners the image of Saint Sava. The Pasha of Timisoara captured Bishop Theodore in Vrsac and flayed him alive. In the same year the relics of Saint Sava were brought from the Monastery of Mileseva and burned at Vracar.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on May 16

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The full reading for May 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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