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The Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia) lived under King Solomon and his son Rehoboam.
Saint Polyeuctus was the first martyr in the Armenian city of Meletine.
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A new emir was appointed to rule in Tbilisi, and when the Christians heard that he was plotting to capture Abo, they begged him to conceal his identity. But Abo simply rejoiced and told them, “I am prepared not only to be tortured for Christ, but to die for His sake as well.”
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Saint Carterius lived during the reign of Diocletian, and was a teacher in Caesarea of Cappadocia.
Saint Paisius of Uglich was igumen of the Protection monastery, near Uglich.
