08 Works, Today, May 24th is Meletius Stratelates’ day, his story in Paintings #144

Saint Meletius the General, (1)
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Saint Meletius the General

The holy martyr Meletius was a military commander of the Galatia district of Asia Minor during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (138–161).

He was a Christian and he prayed fervently that the Lord would put an end to the pagan error. Terrified by his prayer, the devils inhabiting the pagan temples entered into dogs, which frightened the inhabitants of the district with their howling…

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