Martyr
Holy Martyr Tation
August 24 Old CalendarSeptember 6 New Calendar
Life
A native of Mantinea, near Claudiopolis in Bithynia. He suffered in the time of Diocletian. After great tortures he was buried alive in the earth, and thus surrendered his holy soul to God.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 24. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 24
The full reading for August 24 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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