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Saint Eutychius of Melitene

Bishop and martyr
Melitene
Feast day: May 28

Icon: Eutychius, Andrew the Fool for Christ and Demetrius. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Eutychius is remembered as a collaborator of the apostles who suffered martyrdom at Melitene in the first century. The Romanian calendar commemorates him as a bishop and martyr on May 28.

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A reflection

His remembrance opens a path into the early Christian history of Melitene.

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