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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Aquila the Eparch

A Roman official, an eparch, put to death for his faith in Christ.

Feast
March 20old style April 2
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Aquila the Eparch was beheaded with the sword. The time of his martyrdom is not known. In the ancient Greek synaxaria he is called an eparch. He is commemorated in the Greek tradition on 20, 23 or 25 March, and by the new calendar on 2 April. His name is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Commemorated the same day March 20