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A protomartyr (Koine Greek, πρότος prótos "first" + μάρτυρας mártyras "martyr") is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order. Similarly, the phrase the Protomartyr (with no other qualification of country or region) can mean Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian church, or Saint Thecla, the first female martyr of the Christian church.
20 February 2021
Eastern Rite - Protomartyr
Today is the Feast of Our Venerable Father, Leo, Bishop of Catania, in Sicily. By his miracles he acquired the name "wonder-worker." He lived near Mt.Etna, the fire of which consumed Iliodorus, the sorcerer. He died about A.D 780, during the reign of Leo IV and Constantine.
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