Martyr
Venerable Martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou
October 29 Old CalendarNovember 11 New Calendar
Life
From Kisani, a village in Thrace. He was married and had two daughters. The Turks seized his wife and converted her to Islam. In order to free his wife from the harem, he himself outwardly converted to Islam. Having freed his wife, he placed her in a women's monastery, and he himself went to the Holy Mountain, first to the Lavra and then to Esphigmenou. Desiring martyrdom for Christ, after the example of Agathangelus of Esphigmenou, he was beheaded in Adrianople on October 29, 1820. His body was thrown into the river, and a garment was brought by the Elder Herman, his spiritual father, to the monastery of Esphigmenou.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 29. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 29
The full reading for October 29 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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