Martyr
Holy Martyr Julian the Gout-Sufferer
February 27 Old CalendarMarch 12 New Calendar
Life
He suffered from gout and could neither stand nor walk. He was brought on a stretcher before the tribunal for his confession of the Christian faith. He was burned alive on a pyre, together with his disciple Cronion, in the time of Emperor Decius in Alexandria.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, February 27. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on February 27
The full reading for February 27 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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