Martyr
Holy Martyr Romilus and 11,000 Soldiers
September 6 Old CalendarSeptember 19 New Calendar
Life
When Emperor Trajan was waging war in the East, he once ordered that the Christians in his army be counted. And it was found that there were 11,000 Christians in the emperor's army. Then the emperor ordered that they all be dismissed from the army and sent to Armenia. Saint Romilus was the chief of the imperial household. He came before the emperor and rebuked him for this action, declaring himself also to be a Christian. The emperor ordered that Romilus be beheaded. And of those exiled soldiers, 10,000 were crucified, and the rest were put to death by other torments.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 6. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 6
The full reading for September 6 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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