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Saint Philadelphus

Saint
Not specified in the linked notice
Feast day: October 25

Group icon: Tabitha, Philadelphus, Marcian, Hrisaf and Martyrius. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Philadelphus is commemorated with Polycarp on October 25 in the Romanian Orthodox calendar. The brief notice preserves their names without a fuller account of their lives.

The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers saints in prayer and commemoration. Their lives offer examples for Christians learning to live their faith.

A reflection

Philadelphus’s brief commemoration invites attention to the less familiar names preserved in the Church’s calendar.

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