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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Helladius

the Court Clerk

A martyr who had served as a court clerk, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
January 24old style February 6
Era
unknown
Place
Hellas
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Helladius the Commentariensis, that is, a court clerk, suffered by the sword and is commemorated on 24 January (new style) in the Greek synaxarion.

A verse of the synaxarion says that, laying his neck under the sword, Helladius put to shame the arrogance of pagan error. His commemoration is found in Paris codex 1578 and in the old editions of the Menaia; he may be the same as the Helladius commemorated on 18 January, beside Saint Theodula. An online synaxarion notes that his existence and the date of his feast are not confirmed by other sources.

Commemorated the same day January 24