THE HOLY GREAT-MARTYR THEODORE THE TYRO The word Tyro means recruit. As soon as Theodore entered the army in the Marmarite regiment in the town of Amasea, the persecution of

THE FINDING OF THE HEAD OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST The great and glorious Baptist John was beheaded at the wish and instigation of the wicked Herodias, the wife of

THE HOLY FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE All of them were soldiers in the Roman army and steadfastly believed in the Lord Jesus. When the persecution of Christians began during the