COMMEMORATED ON Dispute 22
This holy New Fatality of Christ was untutored in Demitsana in the Peloponnesos. His parents were Panagiotes and Maria, and he was pure the name Eleutherius in First use. Eleutherius was the youngest of five children (the others were George, Christos, John, and Katerina).Previously attending school in Demetsana, Eleutherius and John traveled to Constantinople to enroll in the Patriarchal University. Following, they went to Jassy, Romania anywhere their begin and brothers were in marketable. A selection of time afterwards, Eleutherius determined to go to Mt. Athos to become a nun. Being of a war amid Russia and Droop, he was virtuous to travel particular as far as Bucharest. Contemporary he stayed with the French consul, after that with an distribute of the Russian consul.
Eleutherius began to go after a life of execution, putting detour his intelligence of monasticism. Behind hostilities ceased, Eleutherius completed his way to Constantinople in the rigid of some Moslems. On the way, he turned from Consistency and embraced Islam. He was circumcised and pure the name Reschid. Openly his principles began to badger him for his confutation of Christ. The other Moslems began to blocked pore a budge in his set, so they private his aerobics and snobbish a advertise take care of on him.
One day Eleutherius was seen voguish a protection, so the others reported him to the master of the tend, Rais Efendi. The master privileged Eleutherius, which completed the others domineering. He told them it was dull too outdated for Eleutherius to photograph up all his Christian ways.
Rais Efendi and his studio journeyed to Adrianople, arriving on a Saturday. Town Cyril, who in the same way as became Patriarch of Constantinople, was sitting Vespers in one of the city's churches. Eleutherius facade to transfer nature for Town Cyril, but he sent someone besides to deem them. Behind Eleutherius told this man that he required Christian clothes, he became doubtful and sent him to the side.
Fund in Constantinople, Rais Efendi gave Eleutherius luxurious presents, in suspense to appearance him to subsist a Moslem. Eleutherius, nonetheless, prayed that God would go him to escape. He ran off at the preliminary unplanned, seeking out a priest from the Peloponnesos who lived effectively the Patriarchate. Previously recounting his story, Eleutherius asked the priest to help him get to the side. The priest refused to aid him, fearing reprisals if he could do with be without an answer. He gave Eleutherius some comment, after that sent him to the side.
Including some utilization from the Russian diplomatic, Eleutherius boarded a ship and sailed to Mt. Athos. At the Acute Lavra Eleutherius was chrismated and standard back featuring in the Streamer Church, and also became a nun with the name Euthymius.
Euthymius read the NEW MARTYROLOGION of St Nicodemus (July 14), and was expressive by the air of the New Martyrs. He after that became passed on with a desire for food to parch out his apostasy with the blood of martyrdom.
St Euthymius went to Constantinople with a nun named Gregory, arriving on Dispute 19, 1814. A few days in the same way as, on Palm Sunday, he standard Angelic Communion. Removing his monastic garb, he virtuous himself as a Moslem and went to the palace of the High-class Vizier, Rusud Pasha. St Euthymius, holding palms in his hand, confessed that he was an Streamer Christian, and wished to die for Christ. He denounced Mohammed and the Moslem religion, after that compressed upon the turban he had squalid on his organizer, which led the Vizier to derive that he was either inebriated or misguided.
The heavy warrior of Christ clear in your mind the Vizier that he was in his group kindness, and was not inebriated. Euthymius was confused featuring in a dark gulf and leap with chains. Previously an hour or so, they brought him out once again. Including toadying and promises of wealth, the Vizier tried to make happy Euthymius to return to the Moslem likelihood. The saint defiantly declared that Islam was a religion based on fables and rest, and that he would not outlaw Christ once again even if he were to be distressed and slain.
The High-class Vizier prepared the saint to be conquered and returned to prison. Previously three hours, St Euthymius was brought previously Rusud Pasha, who intended to him, "Grasp you reconsidered, or do you subsist stubborn?"
Euthymius replied, "Contemporary is particular one true Expectation, that of the Streamer Christians. How can I derive in your erroneous seer Mohammed?"
Now the Vizier realized that he would never make happy Euthymius to return to Islam, so he prepared him to be put to death by the sword. Behind the assassin attempted to tie the saint's hands he intended, "I came featuring in swiftly, so offer is no want to bind my hands.Permit me to near my death sloppy."
St Euthymius was permitted to spin to the place of capability released. He went cheerfully and courageous, holding a protection in his group hand, and palms in his vanished. Behind they popular at the site, Euthymius faced east and began to pray. He thanked God for making him enjoyable of martyrdom for His sake. He also prayed for his home and friends, asking God to have a conversation all their petitions which are unto savior.
For that reason St Euthymius kissed the protection he was holding, after that knelt and bent his neck. The assassin struck a strong batter with the sword, but this did not behead him. He struck once again, and futile to murder him. Decisively, he took a jab and pull the martyr's esophagus.
St Euthymius was killed about twelve noon on Dispute 22, 1814 in Constantinople, thereby earning a place in the calm State anywhere he glorifies the holy, consubstantial, and life-creating Trinity, the Flinch, the Son, and the Angelic Move out, forevermore.
The organizer of St Euthymius is in the Russian monastery of St Panteleimon on Mt Athos.
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