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On May 22, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Holy Martyr Basilisk. The saint is among the early Christian martyrs who suffered for their faith during the persecutions against Chri

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1 min readSource: Novinite
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  • After refusing to renounce his Christian faith, he was tortured and later killed...

On May 22, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Holy Martyr Basilisk. The saint is among the early Christian martyrs who suffered for their faith during the persecutions against Christians at the beginning of the 4th century. Saint Basilisk was a native of the region of Pontus in Asia Minor and, according to church tradition, he was a relative of Saint Theodore Tiron.

After refusing to renounce his Christian faith, he was tortured and later killed...

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