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The Martyrdom of St . Anatole (Anatolius(.

The Martyrdom of St . Anatole (Anatolius(.

On this day also, St . Anatole (Anatolius) was martyred . He was born in Persia . When he grewup, he became a soldier of the Roman Empire and was promoted to a commander in the army . Hespent fifteen years in the army until the reign of Diocletian . He longed to chose the heavenlykingdom, preferring it over all the vain glory of this temporal world .He came before the Emperor, took off his military attire and sword, threw them before him andconfessed his faith in the Lord Christ . The Emperor was astonished at his boldness . When heknew that he was a Persian, the Emperor treated him with kindness, then sent him to Romanosthat he might persuade him to change his counsel . Romanos failed to do that and he returned himto the Emperor . The Emperor tortured him with all kinds of tortures, sometimes by pressing hisbody, sometimes by beating him and casting him to wild beasts, and other times by cutting histongue .The Lord Jesus Christ sent to him His Angel to comfort him in all his afflictions . He remainedunder persecution for a long time and when the Emperor became weary of torturing him, heordered his head cut off . He received the crown of martyrdom in the eternal kingdom .His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever . Amen .