♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Tuesday, October 27, 2026translated

On this day, the Holy Church commemorates:

*Martyr Nestor. *Our holy and righteous mother, Nouna, Equal to the Apostles, guide of the land of Karaj. *The two martyrs, Capitolina and Aerothidis. *Our venerable father among the saints Kyriakos, Patriarch of Constantinople. *Saint Procla. *The righteous Saint Nestor, the Kiev historian. *The Russian Saint Andrew the Wonderworker.

✤ Commemoration of Saint Nestor the Martyr (+ 303 AD) ✤

The name of Saint Martyr Nestor is linked to the name of the great Saint Demetrius among the martyrs, as they were martyred at the same time and in one city. Nestor was a young Christian man from the city of Thessaloniki in particular. He was hurt by what the governors were doing to the Christians and was seeking the opportunity to bear witness to Christ. When Emperor Maximian was passing through Thessalonica after his victory over the barbaric Scythian tribes, he wanted to commemorate his victory with a series of public celebrations, according to the custom of the kings of that time. One of these celebrations was wrestling games. When the emperor had brought in a huge wrestler with extraordinary strength, he put him into the ring, proud of him. The wrestler's name was Hawash.

None of the wrestlers were able to overcome this. Hawash was stronger than his opponent, his epilepsy. When there was no longer anyone who dared to fight this giant, the Emperor ordered that some arrested Christians be brought and forced to wrestle with Hawish. He used to kill them one by one...