Martyr
Nicander of Dorostolon
Christian of Dorostolon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Nicander of Dorostolon was a soldier in the imperial army in the Balkans, together with his comrade Marcian, and he died a martyr around the year 302 or 303.
The two soldiers confessed their faith in Christ before the governor Maximus, who imprisoned them. After twenty days in prison and after torments, they were put to the sword for their confession, before the eyes of their wives and children, in Dorostolon, in Moesia. Their holy bodies were buried at Egissus.
They are commemorated on 21 June, in the new style. The Azbyka page notes that Nicander is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Commemorated the same day June 8
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