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[[Image:Eleutherios.JPG|frame|right|Hieromartyr Eleutherios bishop of Illyria]]Our father among the [[saint]]s, [[Hieromartyr]] '''Hieromartyr Eleutheriosof Illyria''', was an early [[bishop]] of the Church who was [[martyr]]ed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. He is remembered with his mother, Martyr '''Anthia (Evanthia)''', on [[December 15]].
==Life==
The Eleutherios nonetheless returned to Rome, where he was arrested, tortured, and beheaded on [[December 15]] in the year 120 A.D., along with his new convert Felix. His blessed mother Anthia fearlessly came to grieve over the body of her martyred son, and she too suffered the same fate. These executions took place in 120 A.D.
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 5)
:Adorned with the robe of priest
:Stained with the streams of your blood,
:O wise and blessed Eleutherius, over-thrower of Satan
:You hastened to Christ your Master. Pray unceasingly for those who faithfully honor your contest!
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
:We all praise and entreat you, O Hieromartyr Eleutherius,
:Adornment of priests and encouragement of martyrs:
:Free from danger those who lovingly celebrate your memory,
:And pray unceasingly for us all!
==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=337 Eleutherios the Holy Martyr, Bishop Illyria and his mother Anthia] - [[GOARCH]] website
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=103548 Hieromartyr Eleutherius the Bishop of Illyria, and His Mother] - [[OCA]] website
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Martyrs]]
[[Category: Saints]]