Память святого Апостола Андроника и Иунии, помощницы его

Holy Apostle Andronicus belongs to the ranks of the seventy Apostles; he believed in Christ earlier than the Holy Apostle Paul, to whom he was a relative, as the Apostle Paul testifies to this in his Epistle to the Romans, saying: “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and prisoners with me, who were glorified among the Apostles and who believed in Christ before me” (Rom. 16:7). Saint Andronicus was the bishop of Pannonia 3271, however, he was not a preacher and teacher of just one city or one country, but he taught throughout the entire universe; he traveled to different countries, everywhere preaching the name of Christ and eradicating the deception of demons. His assistant in all his preaching works was the glorious Junia. Andronicus, together with Iunia, died for the world for the sake of Christ, in order to lead many to the knowledge of the true God. And indeed, Andronicus, together with Iunias, destroyed many idolatrous churches with his preaching and instead created Christian churches, everywhere driving away unclean spirits from people and healing the ailments of the weak and sick. When Saints Andronicus and Junia, fulfilling the common duty of all people, accepted the end of death, they were awarded from the Lord the crown of Apostleship and suffering, since they suffered a lot from the pagans. Their venerable relics were found along with the relics of many other holy martyrs in Eugene 3272. These relics were announced to Christians by a special revelation of God, as described in detail in the narrative under the 22nd day of February. Let us praise the bright star, who enlightened the tongues with the light of God, the Apostle of Christ Andronicus, and with him the wise Junia, who labored in the gospel, crying out: pray to Christ God unceasingly for all of us. Namely, he was the bishop of Sirmium of Pannonia. Pannonia was one of the significant southern Danube regions of the Roman Empire, its borders were: in the west - the Alps, in the south - the Sava River, in the east and north - the Danube River - In the history of the Christian Church, Pannonia is remarkable as the place of preaching activities of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, the first teachers of the Slavs. The death of Saints Andronicus and Iunia followed in the second half of the 1st century. – Eugene was the name of a place in Constantinople, remarkable for the fact that many honest relics were found here during the reign of the emperors Arcadius (from 396 to 408) and Honorius (from 396 to 423). Among other relics, the relics of Saints Andronicus and Iunia were found. In the 12th century it was built here in honor of Ap. Andronikos Church by Emperor Andronikos the 1st (ruled from 1183 to 1185). - Memory of St. Andronicus is celebrated on July 30, together with the memory of the seventy Apostles: Silas, Silouan, Criskent and Epenet. You might be interested in: