Commemorated on April 29
The metropolitan area of Cyzicus is in Asia Snub on the seaside of the Dardenelles (Hellespont). Christianity previous to began to attain offer miserable the preaching of St Paul (June 29). Featuring in the persecutions by the pagans, some of the Christians fled the metropolitan area, as others cool their dependence in Christ in secret.At the end of the third century Cyzicus was become quiet roughly a pagan metropolitan area, still offer was a Christian church offer. The declare in the metropolitan area disconcerted the Christians, who sought after to carry Christianity. The nine holy martyrs Thaumasius, Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, and Philemon were as well from Cyzicus. They came from numerous seats, and were of contrasting ages: the lime following St Antipater, and the very old following St Rufus. They came from numerous positions in society: some were defense force, countryfolk, metropolitan area people, and clergy. All of them stated their dependence in Christ, and prayed for for the attain of Christianity.
The saints valiantly confessed Christ and fearlessly denounced the pagan sin. They were arrested and brought to trial prematurely the sovereign of the metropolitan area. Enhanced countless days they were tormented, make safe in jail and brought out over. They were promised their ticket if they renounced Christ. But the valiant martyrs of Christ continued to exalt the Member of the aristocracy. All nine martyrs were beheaded by the sword (+ ca. 286-299), and their bodies contained close down the metropolitan area.
In the meeting 324, such as the Eastern not whole of the Roman Evolution was ruled by St Constantine the Top off (May 21), and the persecutions opposed Christians dead, the Christians of Cyzicus irreverent the incorrupt bodies of the martyrs from the catch and positioned them in a church built in their revere.
Scores of miracles occurred from the holy relics: the ill were healed, and the academically nuts were brought to their mind. The dependence of Christ grew within the metropolitan area miserable the intercession of the holy martyrs, and copious of the pagans were won over to Christianity.
So Julian the Renegade (361-363) came to rein in, the pagans of Cyzicus complained to him that the Christians were destroying pagan temples. Julian gave passing to modernize the pagan temples and to put behind bars Bishop Eleusius. Bishop Eleusius was set free time was Julian's death, and the light of the Christian Expectation shone over miserable the aid of the holy martyrs.
In Russia, not far from the metropolitan area of Kazan, a monastery was built in revere of the Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus. It was built by the hierodeacon Stephen, who brought part of the remnants of the saints with him from Palestine. This monastery was built in the optimism that miserable their intercession and prayers people would be delivered from numerous infirmities and problems, uniquely a happiness which raged miserable Kazan in 1687.
St Demetrius of Rostov (September 21), who quiet the service to the Nine Martyrs, writes, "miserable the intercession of these saints, terrific agility was unconditional to banish fevers and quivering sicknesses." St Demetrius as well described the sufferings of the holy martyrs and wrote a talk for their Formal meal day.
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Your holy nine martyrs of Cyzicus, O Member of the aristocracy, for their sufferings
Occupy traditional incorruptible crowns from You, our God.
For strengthened by Your nation-state,
They overthrew tyrants and dejected the weakened show of demons.
Depressed their supplications allotment our souls.
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Let us character the nine-fold choir of martyrs:
Reputation Theognes, and Antipater, Magnus and Theostichus,
Artemas and Theodotus, Thaumasius, Philemon and Rufus;
For they leach divine agility for us from the well-spring of life, our Savior!
