St. Mc. Prov, Terah and Andronicus; St. Jer. Cosma, Bishop of Maiumatranslated

Orthodox calendar, October 12 Martyrs Prov, Tarah and Andronicus Prov was a native of Pamphylia, Tarah had been a soldier in the imperial army, and Andronicus was the youngest, being the son of an important man from Ephesus.

They were caught and imprisoned in the city of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia and subjected to torture in the cities: Tarah, Mopsuestia and Anazarab by Maximus Numerian the ruler of Cilicia. They suffered martyrdom in 304 during the persecutions of the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (285-305).

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The Angelic Powers greatly marveled at the deeds of the holy martyrs; that being a mortal body, they overcame the incorporeal enemy unseen with the Power of the Cross struggling hard. And now they pray to God to have mercy on our souls.

Saint Hierarch Cosmas, Bishop of Maiuma The parents of Saint John Damascene adopted an orphaned child from Jerusalem and raised him with the same love as their own son John, being the same age.

Both of them had as a teacher of the Holy Scriptures a monk also named Cosmas. He was a native of Italy and had been taken captive by the Agarenes (Arabs) and taken precisely to the land of Damascus. The parents…