Holy Martyr John the Soldier, protector of the wronged.
St. John the Soldier served in the army of the emperor Julian the Apostate and was ordered to persecute Christians; instead he secretly helped them, warning them and aiding the poor. Imprisoned for this, he was freed after Julian's death and lived out his days in works of mercy.
He is invoked in prayer against thieves and for the finding of lost things.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, John the Soldier is commemorated on July 29. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on August 11 of the civil calendar.
Also commemorated on July 29
Theodote and her Three Children
Holy Woman, Θεοδότη
Holy Martyr Theodote and her three children, who suffered in Bithynia.
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