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:20260505T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260506T183000Z UID:227481853949 DESCRIPTION:On MASOCNA Calendar May 6th is the commemoration of the dukhro no of St. Sergius and St. Bacchus +303 according to the Liturgical Calenda r of the Syriac Orthodox Church.Mor Sergius &\; Mor Bacchus were office rs in the Roman army on the border of Syria\, &\; they were close compa nions. The two were very close to Roman Emperor Maximian. Tradition states that Sergius &\; Bacchus were not willing to worship the Roman deity J upiter for they were Christians. As punishment\, they were dressed in fema le attire &\; paraded around the city in humiliation. They were then se nt to Barbalissos(Beit Bales) where the military commander Antiochus was a friend of Sergius. There the pair was inflicted with great torture but th ey wouldn't renounce their faith. After Bacchus died from the extreme tort ure\, Antiochus ordered his body thrown into the river. Thus Mor Bacchus a ttained the crown of martyrdom.Sergius was greatly disheartened\, but late r that night\, Bacchus appeared to him in a dream\, telling Sergius to rem ain steadfast in the faith. Antiochus continued to torture Sergius\, drivi ng nails into his feet\, tied him up to a horse &\; ordered him to be d ragged to the town of Resafa. There\, even after continuous torture\, Serg ius would not renounce his faith in Christ. He was eventually beheaded. Th us Mor Sergius attained the crown of martyrdom.St. Sergius &\; St. Bacc hus were very popular throughout Late Antiquity. The close friendship betw een the saints is strongly emphasized in their hagiographies &\; tradit ions\, making them one of the most famous examples of paired saints. Churc hes in their honor were built in several cities. In AD431 Bishop Alexander of Hierapolis renovated the church which was built over the tomb of Sergi us. The church at Resafa &\; the tomb are now famous pilgrim centres. T he Byzantine Emperor Justinian I renamed Resafa as Sergiopolis. Justinian built churches in the name of Sergius at Constantinople &\; Palestine. The Syriac Orthodox Church had a monastery in Azerbaijan dedicated to thei r honour. Biography courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the S yriac Orthodox Church' Oh Mor Sergius &\; Mor Bacchus! Plead for us bef ore God's throne of grace. Amen.Jacob of Serugh's metrical homily on Sargi s and Bakhos: \;https://bit.ly/SergiusBacchusHomilybyJacobhttps://urho theway.com/2020/10/09/sergius-and-bacchus/Fixed Feast LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR