The youths were later 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.
anthony, john, eustathius, eustathios, eustace, russian, Антоний, Иоанн, Евстафий, lithuanian, antanas, jonas, eustachijus, martyrs, vilnius, russian, Виленские, мученики, lithuanian, vilniaus, kankiniai, saints, martyrs, died, 1347, russian, orthodox, church,. Anthony John and Eustathius Eustathios Eustace Russian Antonij Ioann and Evstafij Lithuanian Antanas Jonas ir Eustachijus Martyrs of Vilnius Russian Vilenskie mucheniki Lithuanian Vilniaus kankiniai 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 Eustathius of VilniusMartyrs of Vilnius medieval iconDied1347Vilnius LithuaniaVenerated inEastern Orthodox ChurchRussian Orthodox ChurchRussian Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchFeastApril 14PatronageVilnius 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 Contents 1 Life 2 Veneration 3 References 4 External linksLife editThey were attached to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and were missionaries dispatched to the court of Algirdas who the pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas was wed to the Orthodox princess Maria of Vitebsk and the three were permitted to minister only to her and banned from proselytizing The youths were later 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 Veneration editTheir bodies were in a glass reliquary in the crypt chapel under the altar of the cathedral in the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius Lithuania Their relics said to be incorruptible have since been moved to the main sanctuary of the cathedral They are also been recognised as saints in the Catholic Church after having been added to the General Roman Calendar by Pope Paul VI in 1969 1 References edit The Roman Calendar External links editSaint 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 nbsp Christianity portal nbsp This Eastern Orthodox Christianity related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp 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 1218550723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
