Память святого мученика Конона, по прозванию Огородника

Saint Conon lived during the reign of Decius and was from Nazareth of Galilee. From here he moved to Pamphylia, to the city of Mandon (or Magido), and here, in a place called Carmena, he built a vegetable garden for himself, the fruits of which he ate. He was a kind, gentle and simple-hearted man. Although he was not taught to read and write, he led a godly life. When hegemon Publius, who had come to the city to persecute Christians, heard about him, he immediately sent soldiers to take him. The messengers came to Konon and, in mockery, greeted him with kind words. Konon happily responded to their greetings and received them kindly. Then the soldiers said to him: – Hegemon Publius is calling you. - What business could he have with me? After all, I am a Christian. Let him better call his like-minded people to him. The soldiers tied up Saint Konon and brought him to the hegemon. When they began to force him to make a sacrifice to idols, he, lamenting in the depths of his heart about the blindness and delusion of unbelievers and reproaching the hegemon for wickedness, remained unshakable in his confession of faith in Christ. Then they hammered iron nails into his feet and drove him in front of the chariot of the hegemon until the holy sufferer fell to his knees from exhaustion, and with a prayer on his lips he gave up his soul to the Lord. You might be interested in: