Hierarch
Priest-Martyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza
May 4 Old CalendarMay 17 New Calendar
Life
He served at first in the military, but later, driven by the intensity of his faith, he entered the spiritual service. Accused of converting pagans to Christianity, he was first cruelly tortured and then beheaded together with forty other soldiers in the year 311; and thus they all became citizens of heaven.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 4. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on May 4
The full reading for May 4 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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