Martyr
Paul of Vilnius
Christian of Vilnius, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Paul of Vilnius suffered in the seventeenth century at the hands of the king of Poland, in Vilnius. Polovtsov's Russian Biographical Dictionary calls him both martyr and venerable, but, according to the same dictionary, he was not canonized. The Azbyka page gives no other facts about him.
He is commemorated on 16 May, in the new style. He is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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