Saint
Paul the Afflicted
A saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- April 3old style April 16
- Reposed
- 168317th century
Life
Saint Paul the Afflicted (Paul Nevoljnik) was a Russian by birth. In his youth he was captured by the Turks. Because he would not renounce faith in Christ and become a Turk, he was tortured and beheaded at Constantinople in the year 1683. The Serbian Church commemorates him on 3 April by the old calendar (16 April by the new).
Commemorated the same day April 3
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- Nectarius of BezhetskVenerableApr 3
- Aristus of SicilySaintApr 3
- Attalus of TaorminaVenerableApr 3
- Benignus of TomisMartyrApr 3
- BithoniusMartyrApr 3
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BurgundofaraVenerable · Abbess of FaremoutiersApr 3- Chrestus and PappusHoly MartyrsApr 3
- Comman son of DomainghinSaintApr 3