Martyr

Holy New Martyr Nicholas

May 16 Old CalendarMay 29 New Calendar

Life

From Epirus by birth. He was tortured by the Turks for the faith of Christ and beheaded in Trikala in the year 1617. The head of this martyr is preserved to this day in one of the Meteora monasteries in Thessaly. It works many miracles, heals the gravest diseases, and is especially known for driving away locusts from the fields.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on May 16

Venerable Theodore the Sanctified Venerable Blessed Virgin Musa Commemoration Saint Nicholas Mysticus, Patriarch of Constantinople Hierarch Venerable Martyrs of Saint Sabbas's Monastery Martyr Holy Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Vrsac Martyr

The full reading for May 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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