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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

New Martyr

Luka the Tailor

A tailor by trade and a new martyr killed for Christ in 1564, commemorated by the Serbian Church.

Feast
April 24old style May 7
Reposed
156416th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy New Martyr Luka the Tailor was a young man, a tailor by trade, who suffered for Christ in the year 1564. The Serbian Orthodox Church commemorates him on 24 April, old style (7 May, new style), together with Holy New Martyr Nikola, who suffered in 1776. The sources preserve no details of his life or death.

Commemorated the same day April 24