Martyr
Holy Martyr Nicander the Egyptian
March 15 Old CalendarMarch 28 New Calendar
Life
His skin was flayed off him, and then he was beheaded for the Christian faith. His offense was that as a physician he assisted Christian martyrs and honorably buried the bodies of those who had been executed. He suffered honorably in the year 302.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 15. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 15
The full reading for March 15 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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