Theodore of Cyrene

Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Cyrene in Libya.

St. Theodore was Bishop of Cyrene in Libya during the persecution of Diocletian. A skilled copyist of the Scriptures, he was denounced to the governor and tortured for his faith.

Tradition relates that his sufferings led others, including the women Kyprilla, Aroa and Lucia, to confess Christ, and that he reposed from his wounds.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Theodore of Cyrene is commemorated on July 4. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on July 17 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on July 4

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  Andrew the Apostle of Crete

  Hierarch, Ανδρέας Κρήτης

  Archbishop of Crete, hymnographer.

  Name days: Andreas, Andis, Andrew, Andrea

• Michael Choniates of Athens

  Hierarch, Μιχαήλ Χωνιάτης

  St. Michael Choniates, Metropolitan of Athens, scholar and shepherd of the city.

• Kyprilla, Aroa and Lucia

  Holy Woman, Κυπρίλλα, Αρόα και Λουκία

  Holy Women Martyrs Kyprilla, Aroa and Lucia of Cyrene.

• Martha, Mother of Symeon the Stylite

  Holy Woman, Μάρθα

  Venerable Martha of Antioch, mother of St. Symeon Stylites the Younger.

• Andrei Rublev the Iconographer

  Venerable, Ανδρέας Ρουμπλιώφ

  Venerable Andrei Rublev, monk and iconographer of the Holy Trinity Lavra.