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Charalampus is a most wonderful [[saint]] who lived to a very old age. He was 113 when he was tortured and later martyred. The Emperor Severus had appointed Lucian as the governor of the territory of Magnesia where Charalampus was a priest. Lucian was upset that Charalampus was [[conversion|converting]] so many pagans. He had him arrested and commanded him to honor the stone gods. Since he would not do this, Lucian began to torture him. They used a tool that would flay the skin and they cut his skin to shreds. All the while, Charalampus gave thanks to our Lord. His strength amazed the executioners and they were converted. The military commander, Lucius, was angry and had his two officers Porphyrios and Vaptos beheaded. Three other women were converted, and were also killed. Then miraculously, the general's hands were severed at the elbow and he saw them hanging from the the martyr's body. Fear spread throughout the city. People began to beg mercy from the God Charalampus professed. The general begged for mercy from Charalampus. The Lord's voice was heard and instantly all those injured were healed. The general was converted and [[baptism|baptized]]. The Governor Lucian stopped persecuting the Christians until he could report back to the emperor. Meanwhile, Charalampus performed many [[miracle]]s, healing the sick, curing the blind, and even raising some from the dead. The whole region came to believe in [[Jesus Christ]].

*[http://www.goarch.org/enchapel/special/listen_learn_share/haralambos/learn/index.asp February 10: Feast of the saints_view?contentid=423 The Holy and Glorious Hieromartyr Haralambos] ([[GOARCH]])