Hierarch
Priest-Martyr Parthenius, Patriarch of Constantinople
March 24 Old CalendarApril 6 New Calendar
Life
A native of the island of Mytilene. He was bishop of Chios for a long time. Afterward he was elected Patriarch. But on the basis of false accusations — as if he had worked against the state — the Turks first urged him to convert to Islam, and when he decisively refused, they hanged him in the year 1657.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 24. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 24
The full reading for March 24 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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