Saint Euschemon the Confessor, Bishop of Lampsacus

Commemorated on March 14.

Saint Euschemon the Confessor, Bishop of Lampsacus, lived in Asia Minor on the coastal region of the Dardanelles peninsula, and was known for his virtuous and ascetic life. He suffered for the holy icons under the iconoclast emperor Theophilus (829-842), and having been imprisoned, he was sent into exile and died.

Troparion

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship,
the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs:
all-wise father Euschemon, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things.
Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.