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Saint Carpus was Bishop of the Church of Thyatira in Asia Minor and Papylus was
his deacon, whom he had ordained. Seized as Christians and tormented
in Thyatira, they were taken to Sardis, whither Agathadorus, their
servant, followed them, and also confessed Christ, and was tormented
with them. Together with Agathonica, the sister of Saint Papylus. they
were all beheaded during the reign of Decius, in the year 250.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone:
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received
as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants
and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ
God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone:
To those on earth our Sovereign Master hath granted your sacred relics
as a most precious treasure and as a fountain pouring forth great
streams of cures. For they purge away the ills of the manifold passions
and bestow upon our souls grace divine without ceasing. Wherefore
with one accord we keep your feast with fervent longing, O Carpus
and Paphylus.
Source: http://www.goarch.org
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