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24 August 2026, Monday
Feasts, fasts and events
Fasting meal без рыбы, масла и вина.
Dormition Fast
Многодневные посты
Lives and liturgical texts
Suffering of the holy martyr Susanna the virgin and other martyrs with her
During the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian, also known as Hercules, the presbyter Gavinus, the half-brother of the Roman pope Gaius, lived in Rome; possessing a good knowledge of pagan philosophers and an excellent study of the Holy Scriptures, Gavinus, on the advice and urging of his brother, wrote many books in the Latin Scriptures.
The memory of the holy martyr Euple the deacon
During the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian, persecution of Christians spread throughout the universe. At this time, the wicked kings mentioned were sent to Sicily to search for and torture Christians, a prince named Pentagur, known for his cruelty.