TOGETHER THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR CHRIST: Today We Celebrate the Holy Martyrs Pamfil, Porfirije, and Ten Other Martyrs
Theodoros Stratelates was a Roman duke in the army of Emperor Licinius and mayor of the city of Heraclea.
TL;DR
- The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates twelve holy martyrs on March 1st.
- These martyrs suffered during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
- Key figures included Pamfil, a presbyter who corrected the New Testament, and deacon Valent, a knowledgeable scholar of Scripture.
- Other martyrs mentioned are Paul, five brothers from Egypt who adopted biblical names, Porfirije, Seleukije, Teodul, and Julijan.
- They were all beheaded in the year 308 AD.