The Holy Martyr Myron
Myron was a priest in the town of
Achaia of wealthy and prominent origin and by nature was kind and
meek, both a lover of God and of man. During the reign of Emperor
Decius and, on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, pagans charged
into the church, dragged Myron out from the service and subjected him
to torture. During the time of torture in the fire, an angel appeared
to him and encouraged him. After that, they began to cut his skin in
strips from his head to his feet. The martyr grabbed one such strip
of his skin and, with it, struck the torturer - the judge - on the
face. The judge Antipater, as though possessed, took a sword and
killed himself. Finally, they took Myron to the city of Cyzicus and
there slew him with the sword in the year 250 A.D.
Respectfully Taken From the:
"The Prologue of Ohrid"
by St. Nikolai of Zica, Serbia(Velimirovic)
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