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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Theodotus of Rome

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

Feast
July 4old style July 17
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Theodotus of Rome suffered for Christ together with the Holy Martyr Theodotia. For confessing the faith of Christ they were seized by order of the lawless Emperor Trajan (98 to 117). The saints were forced to renounce the true God and sacrifice to idols, but they did not submit and firmly confessed the true God, for which they endured various tortures and imprisonment. After that the holy martyrs were hung from a tree and their bodies burned with candles, and then their heads were cut off with the sword.

Theodotus is commemorated on 17 July (new style), together with Theodotia. Their story was also written down by Saint Demetrius of Rostov.

Commemorated the same day July 4