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St. Apostle Andronicus from 70 and Iunia, his assistant St. Apostle Andronica and his assistant in the gospel - Iunia or St. Junia. The Apostle Paul recalls in his letter to the Romans: “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives, and the prisoners with me, who were glorified among the Apostles, and who believed in Christ before me” (Rom. 16:7). Theodoret is surprised that the wife of Iunia was awarded by St. Apostle Paul to be called an Apostle 276. St. Andronicus was a bishop in Pannonian Sirmium. After many preaching works App. Andronicus and Iunia died peacefully. Their relics were found in Eugene 277 (an area near Constantinople). During times of persecution, Christians tried by all means to acquire the bodies of martyrs and gave them burial in hidden places. Subsequently, it happened that miraculous healings discovered the places where those who suffered for the faith of Christ were buried. So in Eugenia, during the reign of Arcadius and Honorius (395–423), the relics of many saints were found. martyrs, whose names “only God himself knew, who wrote them in the book of life in heaven.” It is believed that among them were the relics of St. App. Andronicus and Iunia. This is indicated by the magnificent church near the Eugene Gate and tower, located in the eastern part of Constantinople, built in the 12th century by Emperor Andronikos I, probably on the site of the discovery of the relics of his Angel, the Apostle Andronikos. Memory of St. Andronicus is celebrated on July 30th, together with 4 Apostles: Silas, Siduan, Criscent and Epenet. In the service of St. Andronicus is predominantly glorified by St. Joseph the Songsinger, and the miracles of his saint are praised. relics in his church (in one of the 15 canons written by Joseph the Songsinger in honor of the 70 Apostles). Transfer of the relics of the teacher. Adrian Ondrusovsky His memory is on August 26; and now we remember the discovery and transfer of his relics to the Ondrusov monastery on Lake Ladoga, near Olonets, in 1551. “Monthly. East" archim. Sergius, vol. II, part 2, p. 138. This event is commemorated on February 22nd.