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Anthony, John, and Eustathius of Vilnius

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'''Anthony, John, and Eustathius (Eustathios (or Eustace)''' are 14th century [[martyrs]] (1347) of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. They were attached to the Muscovite mission in the court of the pagan warlord, Algirdas (Olgierd) of Lithuania. Algirdas was married to a Russian [[Christian]] princess, and the missionaries were permitted only to minister to the religious needs of the princess and her retinue. All [[Proselytism|proselytising]] was strictly proscribed. The three youths were apprehended for preaching in public and brought before Algirdas, who ordered them to consume meat during a solemn [[fast]]. When they refused, he had them tortured and killed. Their incorrupt [[relics]] are entombed in a crypt below the [[altar]] of the [[cathedral]] [[church]] in the [[Monastery]] of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius (Vilna), Lithuania.
Their [[feastday]] is celebrated on [[April 14]].
 
==External link==
[http://saints.oca.org/IconDirectory/LG/april/0414anthonyjohneustathius.jpg Icon of the three martyrs Anthony, John, and Eustathius of Vilna (OCA.org)]
[[Category:Martyrs]]
[[Category:Saints]]