Martyr

Holy Martyr Concordius

June 4 Old CalendarJune 17 New Calendar

Life

He was a great ascetic and a wonderworker during his life on earth. In the time of Emperor Antoninus he was arrested because of his faith in Christ. After tortures and imprisonment he was brought before a stone idol of Zeus to bow down to it. He spat upon the idol, and for this he was immediately beheaded.

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 Hierarch Holy Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus Martyr Venerable Zosimas, Bishop of New Babylon Venerable Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium Martyr Saints Martha and Mary Commemoration

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

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