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As [[Bishop]], St. Aquila built many churches, destroyed many idols, [[ordination|ordained]] [[priest]]s and preached the [[Gospel]] vigorously. He was [[martyr]]ed for the sake of [[Christ]]. The Church remembers St. Aquila on [[July 14]].
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 3) [http://www.oca.org/FSTropars.asp?SID=13&ID=101950]
:Holy apostle Aquila of the Seventy;
:Entreat the merciful;
:To grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)
:The Church ever sees you as a shining star, O apostle Aquila,
:Your miracles have manifested great enlightenment.
:Therefore we cry out to Christ:
:"Save those who with faith honor Your apostle, O Most Merciful One."
== Source ==
St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''