Venerable
Venerable Theophilus the Confessor
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Life
A Macedonian Slav by origin, from somewhere near Strumica. He became a monk while young and founded his own monastery. He suffered much for the icons in the time of Leo the Isaurian, and would have perished on that occasion, had he not succeeded in convincing Prince Hypaticus, his judge, of the soundness and necessity of the veneration of icons. The prince released him to freedom, and he returned to his monastery, where he peacefully reposed in the year 716 and passed over into the joy of his Lord.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 10. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 10
The full reading for October 10 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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