Venerable
Venerable Theodulus
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Life
Theodolus was a distinguished patrician at the court of Theodosius the Great. After the death of his wife he left the vanity of the world, withdrew from Constantinople to a pillar near Ephesus where he struggled for a full thirty years.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 3. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 3
The full reading for December 3 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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