Saint Apostle Epimachus of Alexandria
After fierce tortures, the saint was beheaded by the sword.
Saint Epimachus is also commemorated on March 11.
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Your holy martyr Epimachus, O Lord, / through his suffering has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through his intercessions, save our souls!
Hymns for st Epimachus in Greek (from here)
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.
Ὡς
γενναῖος ὁπλίτης τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἐπίμαχε, τῷ ἐχθρῷ στερρῶς συνεπλάκης,
συμμαχίᾳ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦτον ἐτροπώσω Ἀθλητά, βασάνους πολυτρόπους
ὑποστάς· διὰ τοῦτο ὡς τοῦ Λόγου σε κοινωνόν, τιμῶμεν ἀνακράζοντες· δόξα
τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ
σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.
Αὐτοκλήτως
ὥρμησας, πρὸς εὐσεβείας τοὺς ἄθλους, ἀκβοῶν Ἐπίμαχε, τοῖς παρανόμοις
ἀνδρείως· Πάρειμι, ὑπεραθλῆσαι τῆς ἀληθείας, ξόανα, ἐκμυστηρίσαι τῆς
ἀπωλείας· καὶ τμηθεὶς τὸν σὸν αὐχένα, δικαιοσύνης στέφανον εἰληφας.
Μεγαλυνάριον.
Μάχην
συγκροτήσας περιφανῆ, Ἐπίμαχε μάκαρ, ἐναντίον τῶν δυσμενῶν, θείᾳ
δυναστείᾳ λαμπρὸν τρόπαιον ἦρας· διὸ τῶν σῶν καμάτων, δρέπεις τὰ ἔπαθλα.
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