Timothy of Palestine

Holy Martyr Timothy of Palestine is remembered together with Agapius and the Holy Martyr Thekla. The three suffered in the year 304. Timothy was born in the city of Gaza, in Caesarea of Palestine. He studied the Holy Scripture and, endowed with the gift of speech, became a teacher of the Christian faith.

In the time of the persecution of the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (284-305) he was brought to the judgment of the governor Urban. Timothy fearlessly declared himself a Christian and gave a sermon on the love of the Lord Jesus Christ for men and on His coming into the world for their salvation. The martyr was subjected to harsh torments, and when it was seen that he did not yield, he was burned.

In the same city and in the same year Agapius and Thekla suffered for Christ, given to be torn by wild beasts, and so they received the heavenly crowns. Saint Timothy is commemorated on 1 September, in the new style.