Sunday after Holy Cross



Euphemia the Great Martyr
September 16
Saint Euphemia was from Chalcedon and lived in virginity. According to some, she suffered martyrdom during the reign of Diocletian, in 303; according to others, in 307. Her sacred relics are preserved in the Patriarchate in Constantinople.

Reading Courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Icon Courtesy of St. Isaac Skete



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Melitina the Martyr
September 16