BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:St. Sergius and St. Bacchus DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251208T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251209T183000Z UID:202958699001 DESCRIPTION:December 9th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Sergi us and St. Bacchus +303 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church.Mor Sergius &\; Mor Bacchus were officers in the Roman army on the border of Syria\, &\; they were close companions. The two were very close to Roman Emperor Maximian. Tradition states that Sergius & amp\; Bacchus were not willing to worship the Roman deity Jupiter for they were Christians. As punishment\, they were dressed in female attire &\ ; paraded around the city in humiliation. They were then sent to Barbaliss os(Beit Bales) where the military commander Antiochus was a friend of Serg ius. There the pair was inflicted with great torture but they wouldn't ren ounce their faith. After Bacchus died from the extreme torture\, Antiochus ordered his body thrown into the river. Thus Mor Bacchus attained the cro wn of martyrdom.Sergius was greatly disheartened\, but later that night\, Bacchus appeared to him in a dream\, telling Sergius to remain steadfast i n the faith. Antiochus continued to torture Sergius\, driving nails into h is feet\, tied him up to a horse &\; ordered him to be dragged to the t own of Resafa. There\, even after continuous torture\, Sergius would not r enounce his faith in Christ. He was eventually beheaded. Thus Mor Sergius attained the crown of martyrdom.St. Sergius &\; St. Bacchus were very p opular throughout Late Antiquity. The close friendship between the saints is strongly emphasized in their hagiographies &\; traditions\, making t hem one of the most famous examples of paired saints. Churches in their ho nor were built in several cities. In AD431 Bishop Alexander of Hierapolis renovated the church which was built over the tomb of Sergius. The church at Resafa &\; the tomb are now famous pilgrim centres. The Byzantine Em peror Justinian I renamed Resafa as Sergiopolis. Justinian built churches in the name of Sergius at Constantinople &\; Palestine. The Syriac Orth odox Church had a monastery in Azerbaijan dedicated to their honour. Biog raphy courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' Oh Mor Sergius &\; Mor Bacchus! Plead for us before God's thron e of grace. Amen.Jacob of Serugh's metrical homily on Sargis and Bakhos:&n bsp\;https://bit.ly/SergiusBacchusHomilybyJacob \;https://urhotheway.c om/2020/10/09/sergius-and-bacchus/BL14519 LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR