February 18, 2024 - Amshir 10, 1740

Martyrdom of St.Philo, the Bishop of the Persians

Today also, the honorable St. Philo, bishop of the Persians, was martyred by the hand of the Persian emperor. When he did not accept worshipping fire and the sun, they tortured him with different kinds of tortures, and then they beheaded him with the sword.