Martyr
Holy Martyrs Paul and Juliana
March 4 Old CalendarMarch 17 New Calendar
Life
They were brother and sister from Ptolemais in Phoenicia. They were terribly tortured for Christ by Emperor Aurelian and at last beheaded. During their torments many miracles were manifested, which seeing, many pagans converted to the faith, and some of these were also beheaded in the year 273 and received their crowns.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 4. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 4
The full reading for March 4 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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