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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Unmercenary

Euprepius

An unmercenary physician of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
October 17old style October 30
Era
4th century
Order
Unmercenary Healers

Life

Saint Euprepius is counted among five brothers from Arabia, unmercenary physicians: Cosmas, Damian, Leontius, Anthimus and Euprepius, commemorated together on 17 October (new style, the Greek calendar). In one variant his name appears as Eutropius.

According to the synaxarion they were brothers both in the flesh and in the spirit, filled with the same divine zeal and the same love for people. By the art of medicine they did many good deeds and drew many to the Christian faith. Denounced for this, they were arrested during the persecution of Diocletian by the governor Lysias at Aegae. After many tortures, all five died by the sword.

Commemorated the same day October 17