Theodotus of Ancyra (martyr)
Saint Theodotus of Ancyra | |
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Feast | 18 May; 7 June; Thursday after 3rd Sunday of Pentecost (Armenian Apostolic Church) |
Attributes | torches; sword |
Patronage | innkeepers |
Saint Theodotus of Ancyra (Greek: Θεόδοτος Άγκυρας) was a fourth-century (fl. 303 AD) Christian martyr.
Hagiography
On 18 May, the
According to the Acts (
The name of a certain Victor is mentioned as one who grew weak in his profession of Christianity and received much encouragement from Theodotus. Theoctenus ordered that all provisions exposed for sale should first be offered to the idols. Theodotus laid in stores of goods, and his house became a refuge for the Christians, a hospital for the sick, and a place for Christian worship.
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According to legend, Theodotus succeeded in retrieving the bodies and honourably burying them. In consequence, he was arrested, and, after many sufferings, was killed by the sword; his body was miraculously brought to Malos and there entombed by the priest, Fronto.[3] A chapel was built over the grave, and the saint was held in great veneration.
Notes
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Mershman, Francis (1912). "St. Theodotus of Ancyra". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 18 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ, http://www.boston-catholic-journal.com/roman-martrylogy-in-english/roman-martyrology-may-in-english.htm#May_18th, https://www.qahana.am/en/holidays/2018-06-14/1
- Nilles, Kalendarium manuale, I, 162, and II, 583.
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The legend is told by Nilus who claims to have been an eye-witness to a great part of what he describes. Ruinart (page 372) places it among his "Acta sincera et selecta". Pio Franchi produced a critical edition of the Acts in "Studi e Testi" (Rome, 1901). He considered them trustworthy, but later changed his opinion. Delehaye (Anal. Boll., XXII, 320, and XXIII, 478) says: "The kernel of the legend is a tale narrated by Herodotus, while the existence of the hero of the narrative is not vouched for by any historic document."
External links
- (in English) St. Theodotus
- (in English) St. Theodotus of Ancyra in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- (in Italian) Santi Teodoto, Tecusa, Alessandra, Claudia, Faina, Eufrasia, Matrona e Giulitta
- (in English) St. Theodotus of Ancyra