Anthony, John, and Eustathius (Eustathios, Eustace; Russian: Антоний, Иоанн and Евстафий; Lithuanian: Antanas, Jonas ir Eustachijus) are saints and martyrs (died 1347) of the Russian Orthodox Church. Their feast day is celebrated on April 14 in the horologion.
Covered bodies of the martyrs on display in the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius
Another view of the relics of the martyrs
They were attached to the Muscovite missionaries dispatched to the court of Algirdas, pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania. Algirdas was married to an Orthodox Christian princess, Maria of Vitebsk, and the Orthodox were permitted only to minister to the religious needs of the princess. All outside proselytizing was forbidden.
The three youths were arrested for preaching in public, and were ordered by Algirdas to consume meat in his presence during an Orthodox fasting period. When they refused, they were tortured and executed. Their bodies were kept in a glass reliquary in a crypt chapel beneath the altar of the cathedral church in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, but has since been moved to the main sanctuary of the church. Their relics are said to be incorruptible. They were added to the Roman Calendar by Pope Paul VI in 1969.[1]
anthony, john, eustathius, eustathios, eustace, russian, Антоний, Иоанн, Евстафий, lithuanian, antanas, jonas, eustachijus, saints, martyrs, died, 1347, russian, orthodox, church, their, feast, celebrated, april, horologion, saintsanthony, john, eustathios, vi. Anthony John and Eustathius Eustathios Eustace Russian Antonij Ioann and Evstafij Lithuanian Antanas Jonas ir Eustachijus are saints and martyrs died 1347 of the Russian Orthodox Church Their feast day is celebrated on April 14 in the horologion SaintsAnthony John and Eustathios of VilniusMartyrs of Vilnius medieval iconDied1347Vilnius LithuaniaVenerated inEastern Orthodox ChurchRussian Orthodox ChurchRussian Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchFeastApril 14PatronageVilniusCovered bodies of the martyrs on display in the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius Another view of the relics of the martyrs They were attached to the Muscovite missionaries dispatched to the court of Algirdas pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas was married to an Orthodox Christian princess Maria of Vitebsk and the Orthodox were permitted only to minister to the religious needs of the princess All outside proselytizing was forbidden The three youths were arrested for preaching in public and were ordered by Algirdas to consume meat in his presence during an Orthodox fasting period When they refused they were tortured and executed Their bodies were kept in a glass reliquary in a crypt chapel beneath the altar of the cathedral church in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius Lithuania but has since been moved to the main sanctuary of the church Their relics are said to be incorruptible They were added to the Roman Calendar by Pope Paul VI in 1969 1 References Edit The Roman Calendar External links EditAnthony John and Eustathius of Vilnius Saint of the Day April 14 Antony Kukley Eustace Nizilon and John Milhey Martyr Anthony of Vilnius Lithuania April 14 at Orthodox Church in America Icon at Orthodox Church in America Christianity portal This Eastern Orthodox Christianity related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a saint is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony John and Eustathius amp oldid 1049350269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
