Martyr
Saint Eudoxius
September 6 Old CalendarSeptember 19 New Calendar
Life
A commander in the Roman army. He suffered for Christ in the time of Diocletian. He was tried and tortured by the governor of Melitene in Armenia. With him also suffered his friends Zeno and Macarius, and an additional 1,104 soldiers whom Eudoxius had converted to Christianity. After death he appeared to his wife. And his wife, Basilissa, kept the faith of Christ until death and peacefully reposed.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 6. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 6
The full reading for September 6 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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