Martyr
Holy Martyrs Thessalonica with Auctus and Taurion
November 7 Old CalendarNovember 20 New Calendar
Life
This virgin was the daughter of a certain pagan priest Cleon, a rich and proud man. Because of her faith in Christ her father drove her from the house and from the city. Two honorable citizens, Auctus and Taurion, reproached Cleon for his inhuman treatment of his daughter, for which Cleon accused them as Christians. And they were cruelly tormented and put to the sword for Christ. Afterward Thessalonica was tormented and killed. They suffered in the Macedonian city of Amphipolis, opposite present-day Kavala. And thus these martyrs were made worthy of the immortal kingdom by their honorable suffering.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 7. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 7
The full reading for November 7 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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