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Today:
8 August 2026, Saturday
Civil year: 2026. From the creation of the world: 7534.
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Lives and texts of the day
8 August 2026, Saturday
The memory of the holy martyr Ermolayi
The honorable presbyter Hermolai and his companions <unk> the holy martyrs Hermippus and Hermocrates were the hierarchs of the holy Nicomedia church; they were the remnants of the 20,000 martyrs burned by Maximian in the church, whose memory is commemorated on December 28.
The condac, voiced four.
Kondack, verse 4: And when he had lived honorably, and had received the crown of the sacredness, he had repaid the sacrifice of the idols, and the good shepherd of the flock of Christ was a wise man, and Pantheon a true teacher.
The Passion of the Holy Martyr Paraskeva
The Holy Martyr Paraskeva lived during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius in the vicinity of the ancient city of Rome. She was the only daughter of her parents and practiced in the study of the Holy Scriptures. When her parents died, she gave her property to the poor, accepted paganism and, imitating the holy Apostles, began to go around preaching about Christ, and
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