Martyr
Venerable New Martyr Ignatius
October 20 Old CalendarNovember 2 New Calendar
Life
From Eski-Zagora in Bulgaria, from that illustrious Zagora which gave the Church of God many holy ascetics and martyrs. He practiced asceticism in the Skete of Saint John the Forerunner on Athos. He voluntarily surrendered himself to the Turks for torture for Christ. He was hanged in Constantinople on October 8, 1814. His relics are wonderworking. His head is honorably preserved in the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 20. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 20
The full reading for October 20 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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