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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Helladius of Libya

A martyr of Libya, put to death for his faith in Christ.

Feast
January 8old style January 21
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Helladius of Libya suffered in the third century together with the Holy Martyr Theophilus. For preaching Jesus Christ and for ridiculing the idols, after tortures they were stoned to death.

On icons Theophilus is shown as a deacon, with a short beard, holding a censer in one hand and a stone in the other; Helladius with a longer beard, holding a cross in one hand and a stone in the other.

The Synaxarion commemorates Theophilus and Helladius on 21 January (new style).

Commemorated the same day January 8