05 Works, Today, April 9th, is Holy Martyr Eupsychius’s day, With Footnotes — #96

Henry Zaidan
1 min readApr 9, 2020

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Julian being proclaimed Emperor in Paris, standing on a shield in the Frankish manner, in February 360

The Holy Martyr Eupsychius was born in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia and received a Christian upbringing by his illustrious parents.

During the reign of Julian the Apostate (361–363), Saint Eupsychius entered into a Christian marriage.

At Caesarea there was a pagan temple to the goddess Fortuna, whom Julian the Apostate revered. As Eupsychius was going to his wedding, the pagans were offering sacrifice to the goddess Fortuna…

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Henry Zaidan
Henry Zaidan

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