Память святого священномученика Ферапонта

This Saint Ferapont was the saint of the Sardinian 3474 church; here he converted many idolatrous Hellenes to Christ with his teaching and enlightened them with holy baptism. Saint Ferapont was taken by Hegemon Julian and imprisoned in bonds; I was tormented by hunger and thirst for a long time; being taken out of prison, he was given over to various torments; then he was taken bound to Sinaon, a Phrygian city 3475, and to Ancyra, a Galatian city, and was tortured in various ways everywhere. When the saint was brought to the river called Astala, he was stretched naked on the ground and tied to four stakes driven into the ground; then the tormentors beat the saint so hard that even the skin fell off his body and the earth was saturated with his blood. The stakes sprouted and produced branches and leaves; then they grew into large trees and with their leaves they healed various ailments and illnesses of people. Finally, Saint Ferapont was brought to the region located in Lydia, near the Hermus River (flowing through Lydia) in the bishopric of Satalia (subordinate to the metropolis of Sardia), and here, after many torments, he was put to death for confessing the name of Christ and thus received an incorruptible crown from the Lord 3476. The city of Sardis or Sardis was located in the Asia Minor region of Lydia; in ancient times it was the capital of the Lydian kingdom and was famous for its wealth. There were many Christians here already in the time of the Apostles. The Sardinian church is mentioned in the Apocalypse (Apocalypse 1:11, 3:1–4). The time of Saint Ferapont's death is unknown. You might be interested in: