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Saint

Theophilus the Deacon

A deacon commemorated as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.

Feast
January 8old style January 21
Era
unknown

Life

Saint Theophilus the Deacon, commemorated together with Helladius of Myra, was a native of the Roman province of Libya in North Africa, and suffered at the beginning of the fourth century. For faith in Jesus Christ he was seized together with Helladius and brought before the governor and prince of Libya. Confessing the faith before the governor, he was bound, and a fire was lit on his chest. So he was roasted until he died. The Serbian Church commemorates him together with Helladius of Myra on 8 January by the old calendar (21 January by the new).

Commemorated the same day January 8