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Holy [[martyr]] '''Eubotius''' (or Eubiotos) lived during the reign of Emperor Maximian in 298. He came from a village called Ptoketon, which lies in the province which is called "of Opsikios". He was born and brought up there and that is where he also reached the end of his life. Because the saint led a life pleasing to God and worked every kind of [[Virtues|virtue]], he suffered a lot of harm from the Greeks moving from place to place and being beaten. Moreover, he suffered exceedingly because he performed many [[miracle]]s and through them he made many unbelievers return to the faith of [[Christ]]. Once, after he had been roughly beaten by the Greeks with sticks and stones, he was thrown into the fire. But, because he was kept harmless through the grace of Christ, many people who saw this, were amazed, believed in Christ and were [[Baptism|baptised]] at the [[Church]] there, which was established by the apostles [[Apostle Paul|Paul]] and [[Apostle Silas|Silas]].
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The holy [[martyr]] '''Eubotius''' (or Eubiotos) lived during the reign of the [[Category:Roman Emperors|Emperor]] Maximian in 298. He came from a village called Ptoketon, which lies in the province called "of Opsikios". He was born and brought up there, and this is also where he died. Because the saint led a life pleasing to God and excelled in every kind of [[Virtues|virtue]], he suffered much harm from the Greeks as he moved from place to place and was beaten. Moreover, he suffered exceedingly because he performed many [[miracle]]s and through them he made many unbelievers return to the faith of [[Christ]]. Once, after he had been roughly beaten by the Greeks with sticks and stones, he was thrown into the fire. But because he was kept harmless through the grace of Christ, many people who saw this were amazed, believed in Christ, and were [[Baptism|baptised]] at the [[church]] there, which had been established by the apostles [[Apostle Paul|Paul]] and [[Apostle Silas|Silas]].
  
When Leontios, the governor of Kyzikos (Cyzicus), was informed of this, he sent men to fetch the [[saint]] bound in front of him and immediately ordered to hit him on his mouth, jaws and cheeks with stones. Then they hung him on a tree and they tore his body apart with whips. Next they threw him to the lions to eat him. But, because he was kept unharmed, they locked him in prison. When many Greeks saw this admirable thing, they hastened to the faith of Christ and were baptised. The governor, however, ordered the gladiators to kill the saint. But they killed each other, because darkness had come on them. The martyr was kept unharmed and was thrown again in prison. Twenty-two days later a God-sent and joyous message was heard: [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]] was coming from the western parts of Europe to the east to fight the tyrant Maximian who was so scared that he ordered the Christians should be set free from prisons and chains. That is when this great saint Eubotius was set free from his chains, returned to his cell, lived for five more years, and, after he had performed many more miracles, commended his spirit to the Lord in peace in 318. The Church remembers him as a martyr (though he was not killed) on [[December 18]].
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When Leontios, the governor of Kyzikos (Cyzicus), was informed of this, he sent men to bind the [[saint]] and immediately ordered to them hit Eubotius on the mouth, jaws, and cheeks with stones. Then they hung him on a tree and tore his body apart with whips. Next they threw him to the lions to be eaten. But, when the lions did not harm Eubotius, they locked him in prison. Again many Greeks saw this admirable thing, hastened to the faith of Christ, and were baptised. The governor, however, ordered the gladiators to kill the saint. Instead, they killed each other because darkness had come over them. The martyr was kept unharmed and was thrown again in prison. Twenty-two days later a God-sent and joyous message was heard: [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]] was coming from the western parts of Europe to the east to fight the tyrant Maximian. Maximian was so scared that he ordered the Christians set free from prisons and chains. That is when this great saint Eubotius was set free from his chains, returned to his cell, lived for five more years, and, after he had performed many more miracles, commended his spirit to the Lord in peace in 318. The Church remembers him as a martyr (though he was not killed) on [[December 18]].
  
 
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Revision as of 03:48, September 12, 2006

The holy martyr Eubotius (or Eubiotos) lived during the reign of the Maximian in 298. He came from a village called Ptoketon, which lies in the province called "of Opsikios". He was born and brought up there, and this is also where he died. Because the saint led a life pleasing to God and excelled in every kind of virtue, he suffered much harm from the Greeks as he moved from place to place and was beaten. Moreover, he suffered exceedingly because he performed many miracles and through them he made many unbelievers return to the faith of Christ. Once, after he had been roughly beaten by the Greeks with sticks and stones, he was thrown into the fire. But because he was kept harmless through the grace of Christ, many people who saw this were amazed, believed in Christ, and were baptised at the church there, which had been established by the apostles Paul and Silas.

When Leontios, the governor of Kyzikos (Cyzicus), was informed of this, he sent men to bind the saint and immediately ordered to them hit Eubotius on the mouth, jaws, and cheeks with stones. Then they hung him on a tree and tore his body apart with whips. Next they threw him to the lions to be eaten. But, when the lions did not harm Eubotius, they locked him in prison. Again many Greeks saw this admirable thing, hastened to the faith of Christ, and were baptised. The governor, however, ordered the gladiators to kill the saint. Instead, they killed each other because darkness had come over them. The martyr was kept unharmed and was thrown again in prison. Twenty-two days later a God-sent and joyous message was heard: Constantine was coming from the western parts of Europe to the east to fight the tyrant Maximian. Maximian was so scared that he ordered the Christians set free from prisons and chains. That is when this great saint Eubotius was set free from his chains, returned to his cell, lived for five more years, and, after he had performed many more miracles, commended his spirit to the Lord in peace in 318. The Church remembers him as a martyr (though he was not killed) on December 18.

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Lives of the Saints for the Whole Year by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (18th century) [1]