COMMEMORATED ON OCTOBER 14
The Deified Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and Celsius of Milan suffered owing to the manage of the queen Nero (54-68). St Nazarius (son of the Christian Perpetua and the Jew Africanus) was instinctive at Rome and was baptized by Bishop Linus. From his youth Nazarius firm to fail his life to preaching Christ and to aid itinerant Christians. In imitation of this meaning he spent Rome and trendy in Mediolanum (Milan).St Nazarius met Protasius and Gervasius the same as he was visiting Christians in the Mediolanum slow. He so precious the twins that he advantageous to allow and die with them. The emperor heard that he was visiting the prisoners, so he had St Nazarius tattered with rods, then encouraged from the municipal.
St Nazarius proceeded to Gaul (modern France), and submit he in actual fact preached Christianity and sure numerous pagans. In the municipal of Kimel he baptized Celsius, the son of a Christian living thing who entrusted her child to the saint. Nazarius raised the boy in righteousness, and acquired a lessen promoter and traitor in his promoter hard work.
The pagans threw the saints to uncontrollable flora and fauna to be eaten, but the beasts would not mark them. Afterwards, they tried to torrential rain the martyrs in the sea, but they walked upon the water as if on dry land. The defense force who carried out the information were so bewildered that they themselves long-established Christianity and emancipated the holy martyrs.
Sts Nazarius and Celsius went to Milan and visited Gervasius and Protasius in slow. For this, they were brought former Nero, who reasonable that Sts Nazarius and Celsius be beheaded. Absolutely after this the holy brothers Gervasius and Protasius were as well executed. The leftovers of all four martyrs were stolen by a Christian named Philip, and were unknown in his protect.
Compound verve final, owing to the manage of the holy Sovereign Theodosius (408-450), St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (December 7), exposed the leftovers of Sts Gervasius and Protasius as a result of a exposition from God.
In the manage of Arcadius and Honorius, St Ambrose as well exposed the leftovers of Sts Nazarius and Celsius. The holy leftovers, overrated by numerous healings, were gravely transferred to the Milan church.
TROPARION-TONE 4
Let us medal the fourfold family of martyrs: Nazarius, Protase, Gervase and Celsus. For they preached the Trinity to all And by their event dispelled the adore of idols. Close their prayers, O Christ God, display mercy on us all.
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"SAINT OR Formal meal POSTED THIS Make out 2010(with 2009's go through clothed in as well and very, 2008's, even 2007!)"