Martyr Pancharius at Nicomedia

Commemorated on March 19

Photo: Days.Pravoslavie.Ru Photo: Days.Pravoslavie.Ru
The Holy Martyr Pancharius was a friend of the emperor Diocletian. He abandoned Christianity and became a pagan. His mother and sister sent him a letter in which they urged the apostate to fear God and the dread Last Judgment. Having repented, Saint Pancharius openly confessed his faith before the emperor, for which he suffered torture at Rome. Then he was sent to Nicomedia and beheaded in 303.

The Orthodox Church in America

3/20/2017

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