Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon

Commemorated on October 3.

Saints Rusticus and Eleutherius were disciples of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite. They suffered martyrdom in Athens during the persecution of the emperor Domitian (81-96).

Troparion

O God of our Fathers,
always act with kindness towards us;
take not Your mercy from us,
but guide our lives in peace
through the prayers of Rusticus and Eleutherius.