Tigrius of Constantinople

Holy Hieromartyr Tigrius of Constantinople, a priest, lived in the time of Saint John Chrysostom († 407) and belonged to his clergy. He was a gentle and merciful pastor. Together with him is commemorated the Holy Martyr Eutropius, a reader, known for the purity and chastity of his life.

In 404, when John Chrysostom was driven out of Constantinople, the priest Tigrius and the reader Eutropius were seized as his followers and accused of setting fire to churches and buildings belonging to the saint's enemies. Tigrius was tortured, beaten with straps and sent into exile in Mesopotamia, where he died in prison. Eutropius was flogged while hanging, scraped with iron and thrown into prison, and he died during a second torture. His body was thrown to the dogs, but at night Christians took it and buried it, and during the burial angelic singing was heard.

Saint Tigrius is commemorated on 29 June, in the new style, together with Eutropius.