Martyr
Theopistus
A martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Life
Holy Martyr Theopistus suffered by stoning and is commemorated on 2 January (new style) in the Greek synaxarion, alongside the martyrs Basil of Ancyra, Theopemptus, Sergius and Isidore.
A verse of the synaxarion says that the crowd of unbelievers killed him with stones, through evil counsel. The place and time of his martyrdom are not preserved in the source consulted.
Commemorated the same day January 2
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