Martyr
Holy Martyrs in Africa
December 8 Old CalendarDecember 21 New Calendar
Life
They suffered from the Arian heretics during the reign of the Vandal king Huneric or Genseric (477-484) for the truth of the Orthodox Faith. Two priests were burned, sixty had their tongues cut out, three hundred laymen were slain. All suffered, but by their death they conquered falsehood. They confirmed Orthodoxy and left it to us pure and bright. The Lord crowned them with the crown of glory in His immortal kingdom.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 8. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 8
The full reading for December 8 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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