Saint Eustratius
Martyr (
296 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 13 December
The holy martyrs Eustratius , Auxentius , Eugene , Mardarius , & Orestes gave their lives for Christ 
in Armenia during the reign of Diocletian (284-305 A.D.) St. Eustratius was a Roman commander in the city of Satalionus ; Eugene was his companion in the army; Orestes was likewise a distinguished soldier; Auxentius was a priest ...
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Mardarius was an ordinary citizen who came, like Eustratius , from the town of Arabrak . Auxentius was beheaded 
Eugene & Mardarius died while being tortured, Orestes expired on a red-hot iron grid & Eustratius died in a fiery furnace 
The holy virgin Lucy kept guard over her enkindled lamp 🪔 for the coming of her Spouse as long as she lived. She was led from Syracuse to Sicily to death for Christ in 304 A.D. she was worthy to enter marriage with Him and to possess light unfailing
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Troparion
Your martyrs, O Lord our God, in their struggles received incorruptible crowns from You 
With Your strength 
they brought down tyrants 
and broke the cowardly valor of demons 
Through their prayers, O Christ our God, save our souls
Kontakion
O victorious one, you have been like a bright star 
enlightening those who stand in darkness of ignorance. Your faith, as a lance in your hand, armed you with courage against the haughtiness of your enemies. O Eustratius , you were the mose eloquent of orators 
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