Phrygia Folder (Highway Intersection, upper Meander, Sakara, Akarcay, Ankara, and Lycus Rivers).kmz

Phrygia Folder (Highway Intersection, upper Meander, Sakara, Akarcay, Ankara, and Lycus Rivers)

Phrygia (along the Upper Sakarya River above Bithynia, Intersection, and Upper Akarcay River)
Phrygia Region ; Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily, Commemorated on July 9 ; Martyr Hilary of Ancyra, Commemorated July 12 ; Martyr Marcian of Iconium, Commemorated on July 13 ; Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ; Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor, Commemorated on July 29; Apostle Crescens of the Seventy, Commemorated July 30 ; Icon of the Mother of God of Pisidia, Commemorated September 3 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Clement of the Seventy, Commemorated on September 10; Apostle Lucius of the Seventy, Commemorated September 10; Martyr Diodorus of Laodicea, Commemorated September 11 ; Martyr Theodota at Nicea, Commemorated on September 17 ; Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia, Commemorated on September 18 ; Martyr Alexander and 30 others in Pisidia and Phrygia, Commemorated September 28 ; St Abercius the Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Commemorated on October 22; Martyr Menas of Egypt, Commemorated on November 11; Martyr Platon of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 18 ; St Proclus the Archbishop of Constantinople, Commemorated on November 20 ; St Onesimus the Disciple of St Paul, Commemorated on November 22 ; Martyr Timothy at Tiberiopolis, Commemorated on November 28 ; St John the Bishop of Polybotum, Commemorated on December 4 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy; St Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Commemorated on December 6 ; Blessed John the King of Serbia and his parents, Commemorated on December 10: Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia, Commemorated on December 10; Venerable Evarestus of the Studion Monastery, Commemorated on December 26 ; Martyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated January 1 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Crescens of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Lucius of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; St Hilary the Bishop of Poitiers, Commemorated January 13 ; HILARY OF POITIERS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR (13 JANUARY 367) ; Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Martyr Agathangelus, Commemorated on January 23; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated February 15; St Mariamne the sister of the Apostle Philip, Commemorated February 17 ; St Agapitus the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia, Commemorated February 18; Martyr Victor of Phrygia, Commemorated February 18; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Hieromartyr Nestor the Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia, Commemorated on February 28; Martyr Nestor, Commemorated on March 1; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Cyrenia, Commemorated on March 2; 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6; St Theophylactus the Bishop of Nicomedia, Commemorated on March 8; St Theophylactus the Bishop of Nicomedia, Commemorated on March 8; Venerable Simeon the New Theologian, Commemorated on March 12 ; St Euschemon the Confessor and Bishop of Lampsacus, Commemorated on March 14; St Thomas the Patriarch of Constantinople, Commemorated on March 21; Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated on March 22; St Artemon (Menignus) the Bishop of Seleucia, Commemorated on March 24 ; Venerable Hypatius the Abbot of Rufinus in Chalcedon, Commemorated on March 31; Venerable Nicetas the Confessor the Abbot of Medikion, Commemorated on April 3; St Eutychius the Patriarch of Constantinople, Commemorated on April 6; Philip of PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (1 MAY NT); Martyr Pancratius, Commemorated on May 12; St Pausicacus the Bishop of Synnada, Commemorated on May 13; Martyr Peter of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Virginmartyr Christina of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; St Michael the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada, Commemorated on May 23; Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia, Commemorated on May 24; Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis, Commemorated on May 27 ; Martyr Eustochius of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 23; Icon of the Mother of God œEconomissaÂ, Commemorated on July 5;

Great Road from Ephesus thru Colossae to the Euphrates at Melitine

Connecting Rivers Route (Akarcay and Sakarya Rivers)

Anatolia (Asia Minor)
Anatolia; Asia Minor; 90 Venerable Sisters of Mantinea in Asia Minor, Commemorated on July 27; Martyr Eudokia of Persia, Commemorated August 4 ; Venerable Theodore the Confessor the Abbot of the Studion, Commemorated on November 11 ; St Sava I, First Archbishop of Serbia, Commemorated on January 12 ; Hieromartyr Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna, Commemorated on February 23; St (John) Tornike of Mt Athos, Commemorated on June 12;

Asian Turkey
Asian Turkey is simply the part of Turkey that is in Asia; the other part: Balkan or EuropeanTurkey. NICHOLAS OF MYRA, FRIEND OF CHILDREN, GIVER OF GIFTS, CLIMBER OF CHIMNEYS, ETC. (6 DEC 326) ;

Phrygia 30-1402, Phrygia History Folder

Phyrgia, 30-68, Apostle Philemon and wife Apphia, Colossae, Phyrgia, Church in their home, slave Onesimus, friend Archippus, stoned to death
Phyrgia, 30-68, Apostle Philemon and wife Apphia, Colossae, Phyrgia, Church in their home, slave Onesimus, friend Archippus, stoned to death; Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon and Equal-to-the-Apostles, and Onesimus, disciple of Saint Paul Commemorated on November 22 Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and his wife Apphia lived in the city of Colossa in Phrygia. After they were baptized by the holy Apostle Paul, they converted their house into a house of prayer, where all those who believed in Christ gathered and attended services. They devoted themselves to serving the sick and downcast. Philemon became bishop of the city of Gaza, and he preached the Word of God throughout Phrygia. The holy Apostle Paul continued to be his guide, and addressed to him his Epistle filled with love, and in which he sends blessings “to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house” (Phil 1:1-3). Onesimus (February 15), also mentioned in the Epistle, was Saint Philemon’s former slave. Philemon and Apphia, and also Saint Archippus (who also lived at Colossa), all received the crown of martyrdom during the persecution of Nero (54-68). During a pagan festival an enraged crowd rushed into the Christian church when services were going on. All fled in terror, and only Saints Philemon, Archippus and Apphia remained. They seized them and led them off to the city prefect. The crowd beat and stabbed Saint Archippus with knives, and he died on the way to the court. Saints Philemon and Apphia were stoned to death by order of the prefect. memory of the holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon, and Apphia is celebrated also on February 19. Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia, Commemorated on February 19; Archippus, Philemon and Apphia, Apostles of the Seventy were students and companions of the holy Apostle Paul. In the Epistle to Philemon, the Apostle Paul names Saint Archippus as his companion, and mentions him again in the Epistle to the Colossians (Col. 4:17). Archippus was bishop of the city of Colossae in Phrygia. Saint Philemon was an eminent citizen of this city, and the Christians gathered in his home to celebrate church services. He was also made a bishop by Saint Paul and he went about the cities of Phrygia, preaching the Gospel. on, he became archpastor of the city of Gaza. Apphia, his wife, took the sick and vagrants into her home, zealously attending to them. She was her husband’s co-worker in proclaiming the Word of God. the persecution against Christians under the emperor Nero (54-68), the holy Apostles Archippus and Philemon and Apphia were brought to trial by the ruler Artocles for confessing faith in Christ. Archippus was brutally slashed with knives. torture, they buried Saints Philemon and Apphia up to the waist in the ground, and stoned them until they died. Archippus is also commemorated on November 22. -----------------------------------------------------

Phyrgia, 30-68, Apostle Archippus, Colossae, Phyrgia, friends Philemon and wife Apphia and their slave Onesimus, tortured, slashed with knives
Phyrgia, 30-68, Apostle Archippus, Colossae, Phyrgia, friends Philemon and wife Apphia and their slave Onesimus, tortured, slashed with knives; Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon and Equal-to-the-Apostles, and Onesimus, disciple of Saint Paul Commemorated on November 22 Holy Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and his wife Apphia lived in the city of Colossa in Phrygia. After they were baptized by the holy Apostle Paul, they converted their house into a house of prayer, where all those who believed in Christ gathered and attended services. They devoted themselves to serving the sick and downcast. Philemon became bishop of the city of Gaza, and he preached the Word of God throughout Phrygia. The holy Apostle Paul continued to be his guide, and addressed to him his Epistle filled with love, and in which he sends blessings “to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house” (Phil 1:1-3). Onesimus (February 15), also mentioned in the Epistle, was Saint Philemon’s former slave. Philemon and Apphia, and also Saint Archippus (who also lived at Colossa), all received the crown of martyrdom during the persecution of Nero (54-68). During a pagan festival an enraged crowd rushed into the Christian church when services were going on. All fled in terror, and only Saints Philemon, Archippus and Apphia remained. They seized them and led them off to the city prefect. The crowd beat and stabbed Saint Archippus with knives, and he died on the way to the court. Saints Philemon and Apphia were stoned to death by order of the prefect. memory of the holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon, and Apphia is celebrated also on February 19. Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia, Commemorated on February 19; Archippus, Philemon and Apphia, Apostles of the Seventy were students and companions of the holy Apostle Paul. In the Epistle to Philemon, the Apostle Paul names Saint Archippus as his companion, and mentions him again in the Epistle to the Colossians (Col. 4:17). Archippus was bishop of the city of Colossae in Phrygia. Saint Philemon was an eminent citizen of this city, and the Christians gathered in his home to celebrate church services. He was also made a bishop by Saint Paul and he went about the cities of Phrygia, preaching the Gospel. on, he became archpastor of the city of Gaza. Apphia, his wife, took the sick and vagrants into her home, zealously attending to them. She was her husband’s co-worker in proclaiming the Word of God. the persecution against Christians under the emperor Nero (54-68), the holy Apostles Archippus and Philemon and Apphia were brought to trial by the ruler Artocles for confessing faith in Christ. Archippus was brutally slashed with knives. torture, they buried Saints Philemon and Apphia up to the waist in the ground, and stoned them until they died. Archippus is also commemorated on November 22. -----------------------------------------------------

Phyrgia, 35-61, Apostle Tychicus of the 70, Colossae (Great Road, Lycus River 1)
Phyrgia, 35-61, Apostle Tychicus of the 70, Colossae (Great Road, Lycus River 1); Tychicus was an Asiatic Christian who, with Trophimus, accompanied the Apostle Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem. He is also alluded to have been with Paul in Rome, where the apostle sent him to Ephesus, probably for the purpose of building up and encouraging the church there.[1] In the New Testament, he is mentioned five times (Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21-“22; Colossians 4:7; Titus 3:12; 2 Timothy 4:12).[2] in the Bible[edit] (1) Acts 20:4 states that Tychicus was from the Roman province of Asia. The Western text indicates that he was an Ephesian. In Ephesians 6:21, the author (traditionally identified as Paul) calls Tychicus a "dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord" (NIV), while in Colossians, he says he is "a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord." both Ephesians and Colossians, the author indicates that he is sending Tychicus to the Christians to whom he is writing, in order to encourage them.[2] The passages in the Epistle to Titus (Titus 3:12) and to Timothy show that Tychicus was again with Paul after the appeal to the emperor had resulted in the apostle regaining his freedom. The passage in Titus evidently refers to the interval between Paul's first and second Roman imprisonments, and while he was again engaged in missionary journeys. The apostle writes to Titus, who was in Crete in charge of the churches there, that he intended to send either Artemas or Tychicus to him, so as to take the oversight of the work of the gospel in that island so that Titus might be free to come to be with the apostle at Nicopolis.[1] The last passage where Tychicus is mentioned occurs in 2 Timothy, which was written in Rome not long before Paul's execution. To the very end Paul was busy as ever in the work of the gospel; and though it would have been a comfort to him to have his friends beside him, yet the interests of the kingdom of Christ are uppermost in his thoughts, and he sends these friends to help the progress of the work. To the last, Tychicus was serviceable as ever: "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy 4:12). As Timothy was in charge of the church in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3), the coming of Tychicus would set him free, so as to enable him to set off at once to rejoin Paul at Rome, as the apostle desired him (2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21).[1] Detail[edit] Catholic Encyclopedia notes that different traditions make him out to be the Bishop of Colophon, Chalcedon or Neapolis in Cyprus.[3] of Rome lists Tychicus as one of the seventy disciples. His feast is kept on 29 April.[3] Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on November 22 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated November 22 ; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on December 8 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Archippus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on February 15; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ;

Phrygia, 70, Lydia, Apostle Philip, Hieropolis, Pagan Temples, enormous snake, Amphipatos' wife, Crucified, earthquake
Ephesus, 1st Century, Lydia, Apostle Philip; Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip, Commemorated on November the Apostle Philip arrived in the city of Phrygian Hieropolis, where there were many pagan temples. There was also a pagan temple where people worshiped an enormous serpent as a god. The Apostle Philip by the power of prayer killed the serpent and healed many bitten by snakes. those healed was the wife of the city prefect, Amphipatos. Having learned that his wife had accepted Christianity, the prefect Amphipatos gave orders to arrest Saint Philip, his sister, and the Apostle Bartholomew traveling with them. At the urging of the pagan priests of the temple of the serpent, Amphipatos ordered the holy Apostles Philip and Bartholomew to be crucified. an earthquake struck, and it knocked down all those present at the place of judgment. Hanging upon the cross by the pagan temple of the serpent, the Apostle Philip prayed for those who had crucified him, asking God to save them from the ravages of the earthquake. Seeing this happen, the people believed in Christ and began to demand that the apostles be taken down from the crosses. The Apostle Bartholomew was still alive when he was taken down, and he baptized all those believing and established a bishop for them. the Apostle Philip, through whose prayers everyone remained alive, except for Amphipatos and the pagan priests, died on the cross. his sister buried his body, and went with the Apostle Bartholomew to preach in Armenia, where the Apostle Bartholomew was crucified (June 11); Mariamne herself then preached until her own death at Lykaonia. Holy and All-praised Apostle Philip was a native of the city of Bethsaida in Galilee. had a profound depth of knowledge of the Holy Scripture, and rightly discerning the meaning of the Old Testament prophecies, he awaited the coming of the Messiah. Through the call of the Savior (John 1:43), Philip followed Him. Apostle Philip is spoken about several times in the Holy Gospel: he brought to Christ the Apostle Nathaniel (i.e. Bartholomew, April 22, June 30, and August 25. See John. 1:46). The Lord asks him where to buy bread for five thousand men (John. 6: 5-7). He brought certain of the Hellenized Jews wanting to see Jesus (John. 12:21-22); and finally, at the Last Supper he asked Christ to show them the Father (John. 14:8). the Ascension of the Lord, the Apostle Philip preached the Word of God in Galilee, accompanying his preaching with miracles. Thus, he restored to life a dead infant in the arms of its mother. From Galilee he went to Greece, and preached among the Jews that had settled there. Some of them reported the preaching of the Apostle to Jerusalem. In response, some scribes arrived in Greece from Jerusalem, with one of the Jewish chief priests at their head, to interrogate the Apostle Philip. Apostle Philip exposed the lie of the chief priest, who said that the disciples of Christ had stolen away and hidden the body of Christ. Philip told instead how the Pharisees had bribed the soldiers on watch, to deliberately spread this rumor. When the Jewish chief priest and his companions began to insult the Lord and lunged at the Apostle Philip, they suddenly were struck blind. By his prayer the Apostle restored everyone’s sight. Seeing this miracle, many believed in Christ. The Apostle Philip provided a bishop for them, by the name of Narcissus (one of the Seventy Apostles, January 4). Greece the Apostle Philip went to Parthia, and then to the city of Azotus, where he healed an eye affliction of the daughter of a local resident named Nikoklides, who had received him into his home, and then baptized his whole family. Azotus the Apostle Philip set out to Syrian Hieropolis (there were several cities of this name) where, stirred up by the Pharisees, the Jews burned the house of Heros, who had taken in the Apostle Philip, and they wanted to kill the apostle. The apostle performed several miracles: the healing of the hand of the city official Aristarchus, withered when he attempted to strike the apostle; and restoring a dead child to life. When they saw these marvels, they repented and many accepted holy Baptism. After making Heros the bishop at Hieropolis, the Apostle Philip went on to Syria, Asia Minor, Lydia, Emessa, and everywhere preaching the Gospel and undergoing sufferings. Both he and his sister Mariamne (February 17) were pelted with stones, locked up in prison, and thrown out of villages. the Apostle Philip arrived in the city of Phrygian Hieropolis, where there were many pagan temples. There was also a pagan temple where people worshiped an enormous serpent as a god. The Apostle Philip by the power of prayer killed the serpent and healed many bitten by snakes. those healed was the wife of the city prefect, Amphipatos. Having learned that his wife had accepted Christianity, the prefect Amphipatos gave orders to arrest Saint Philip, his sister, and the Apostle Bartholomew traveling with them. At the urging of the pagan priests of the temple of the serpent, Amphipatos ordered the holy Apostles Philip and Bartholomew to be crucified. an earthquake struck, and it knocked down all those present at the place of judgment. Hanging upon the cross by the pagan temple of the serpent, the Apostle Philip prayed for those who had crucified him, asking God to save them from the ravages of the earthquake. Seeing this happen, the people believed in Christ and began to demand that the apostles be taken down from the crosses. The Apostle Bartholomew was still alive when he was taken down, and he baptized all those believing and established a bishop for them. the Apostle Philip, through whose prayers everyone remained alive, except for Amphipatos and the pagan priests, died on the cross. his sister buried his body, and went with the Apostle Bartholomew to preach in Armenia, where the Apostle Bartholomew was crucified (June 11); Mariamne herself then preached until her own death at Lykaonia. holy Apostle Philip is not to be confused with Saint Philip the Deacon (October 11), one of the Seventy.

Phrygia, 100-167, Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Angels command to destroy idols
Ephesus, 150, Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Angels command to destroy idols Herapolis (Hot Springs) ; St Abercius the Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Commemorated on October 22 ; Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed to the Lord for the salvation of their souls and that they might be numbered among God’s chosen flock. An angel appeared and bade Saint Abercius to destroy the idols in the pagan temple. He fulfilled the command of God with zeal. Hearing that the idol-worshippers wanted to kill him, the saint went to the place where the people had gathered and openly denounced the failings of the pagans. The pagans tried to seize the saint. this moment three demon-possessed youths in the crowd cried out. The people were dumbfounded, as the saint expelled the devils from them by his prayers. Seeing the youths restored to normal, the people of Hieropolis asked Saint Abercius to instruct them in the Christian Faith, and then they accepted Holy Baptism. this the saint went to the surrounding cities and villages, healing the sick and preaching the Kingdom of God. With his preaching he made the rounds of Syria, Cilicia, Mesopotamia, he visited Rome and everywhere he converted multitudes of people to Christ. For many years he guarded the Church against heretics, he confirmed Christians in the Faith, he set the prodigal upon the righteous path, he healed the sick and proclaimed the glory of Christ. Because of his great works, Saint Abercius is termed “Equal of the Apostles.” Abercius returned home to Hieropolis, where he soon rested from his labors. After his death, many miracles took place at his tomb. He wrote his own epitaph, and it was carved on his tombstone, which is now in the Lateran Museum.

Phrygia, 150, Chonae plunging Aangel Michael, healing deaf d, Church, spring drink, plan, M prayer, rock fissure
Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a place called Cheretopos, there was a church named for the Archangel Michael, built over a miraculous spring. church was built by a certain inhabitant of the city of Laodicia in gratitude to God for healing his mute daughter. The holy Chief Commander Michael appeared to this man in a dream and revealed to him that his daughter would receive the gift of speech after drinking from the water of the spring. The girl actually did receive healing and began to speak. After this miracle, the father and his daughter and all their family were baptized. In fervent gratitude, the father built the church in honor of the holy Chief Commander Michael. Not only did Christians begin to come to the spring for healing, but also pagans. In so doing, many of the pagans turned from their idols and were converted to the faith in Christ. this church of the holy Chief Commander Michael, a certain pious man by the name of Archippus served for sixty years as church custodian. By his preaching and by the example of his saintly life he brought many pagans to faith in Christ. With the general malice of that time towards Christians, and especially against Archippus, the pagans thought to destroy the church in order to prevent people from coming to that holy place of healing, and at the same time kill Archippus. this end they made a confluence of the Lykokaperos and Kufos Rivers and directed its combined flow against the church. Saint Archippus prayed fervently to the Chief Commander Michael to ward off the danger. Through his prayer the Archangel Michael appeared at the temple, and with a blow of his staff, opened a wide fissure in a rock and commanded the rushing torrents of water to flow into it. The temple remained unharmed. Seeing such an awesome miracle, the pagans fled in terror. Archippus and the Christians gathered in church glorified God and gave thanks to the holy Archangel Michael for the help. The place where the rivers plunged into the fissure received the name “Chonae”, which means “plunging.” Chudov (“of the Miracle”) monastery in Moscow is named for this Feast. St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on November 22 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated November 22 ; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on December 8 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Archippus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on February 15; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ;

Phrygia, 278-312, Saint Clement of Ancyra, tortured by Diocletian, beheaded by Soldier at Devine Liturgy
Phrygia, 278-312, Saint Clement of Ancyra; Clement, Bishop of Ancyra or simply Clement of Ancyra (c. 258-312) (born in Ancyra present-day Turkey) a bishop who served during the rule of Roman emperor Diocletian. He was arrested by Roman authorities and tried by Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian attempted to convert Clement to Paganism but Clement refused and withstood tremendous torture. was eventually beheaded by a Roman soldier whilst he was celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the year 312.[1] He is venerated on 23 January according to the Gregorian calendar and on 5 February according to the Julian calendar in some Eastern Orthodox countries together with his disciple Agathangelus of Rome. relics are in the saint's altar in the basilica of Our Lady of Trapani in Trapani.[2] Saint Clement Church is the only structure survived from the Byzantine era in Ankara.[3] Ancyra; Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Martyr Agathangelus, Commemorated on January 23;

Phrygia, 278-312, Clement and Agathangelus, Ancyra, Galatia, revelation 28 yr suffering, many places
Phrygia, 278-312, Clement and Agathangelus, Ancyra, Galatia, Phrygia (Ankara River 2), mother predicted martyr's death for him, raised by Sophia, famine, fed, clothed, taught unfortunates, many later martyrs, priest at 18, bishop at 20, 303 Diocletian P, preserved and healed, to rome and D, prison transformed to church, to nicomedia and M, joined by Agathangelus, to Agrippa, pagans stoned torturers, set free, multitudes, sent home to Ancrya, to Amasea, hot lime whole day unharmed, to Tarsus, revelation 28 yrs suffer, A beheaded, C freed, cave church service beheading ; Ancyra; Phrygia, 278-312, Saint Clement of Ancyra; Clement, Bishop of Ancyra or simply Clement of Ancyra (c. 258-312) (born in Ancyra present-day Turkey) a bishop who served during the rule of Roman emperor Diocletian. He was arrested by Roman authorities and tried by Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian attempted to convert Clement to Paganism but Clement refused and withstood tremendous torture. was eventually beheaded by a Roman soldier whilst he was celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the year 312.[1] He is venerated on 23 January according to the Gregorian calendar and on 5 February according to the Julian calendar in some Eastern Orthodox countries together with his disciple Agathangelus of Rome. relics are in the saint's altar in the basilica of Our Lady of Trapani in Trapani.[2] Saint Clement Church is the only structure survived from the Byzantine era in Ankara.[3] Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Hieromartyr Clement was born in the Galatian city of Ancyra in the year 258, of a pagan father and a Christian mother. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother when he was twelve. She predicted a martyr’s death for him because of his belief in Christ. woman named Sophia adopted him and raised him in the fear of God. During a terrible famine in Galatia several pagans turned out their own children, not having the means to feed them. Sophia took in these unfortunates, and fed and clothed them. Saint Clement assisted her in this. He taught the children and prepared them for Baptism. Many of them died as martyrs for Christ. Clement was made a reader, and later a deacon. When he was eighteen he was ordained to the holy priesthood, and at age twenty he was consecrated Bishop of Ancyra. Soon afterwards the persecution against Christians under Diocletian (284-305) broke out. Clement was denounced as a Christian and arrested. Dometian, the governor of Galatia, tried to make the saint worship the pagan gods, but Saint Clement firmly confessed his faith and valiantly withstood all the tortures. suspended him on a tree, and raked his body with sharp iron instruments so that his entrails could be seen. They smashed his mouth with stones, and they turned him on a wheel and burned him over a low fire. The Lord preserved His sufferer and healed his lacerated body. Dometian sent the saint to Rome to the emperor Diocletian himself, with a report that Bishop Clement had been fiercely tortured, but had proven unyielding. Diocletian, seeing the martyr completely healthy, did not believe the report and subjected him to even crueler tortures, and then had him locked up in prison. of the pagans, seeing the bravery of the saint and the miraculous healing of his wounds, believed in Christ. People flocked to Saint Clement in prison for guidance, healing and Baptism, so that the prison was literally transformed into a church. When word of this reached the emperor, many of these new Christians were executed. struck by the amazing endurance of Saint Clement, sent him to Nicomedia to his co-emperor Maximian. On the ship, the saint was joined by his disciple Agathangelus, who had avoided being executed with the other confessors, and who now wanted to suffer and die for Christ with Bishop Clement. emperor Maximian in turn sent Saints Clement and Agathangelus to the governor Agrippina, who subjected them to such inhuman torments, that even the pagan on-lookers felt pity for the martyrs and they began to pelt the torturers with stones. been set free, the saints healed an inhabitant of the city through the laying on of hands and they baptized and instructed people, thronging to them in multitudes. Arrested again on orders of Maximian, they were sent home to Ancyra, where the ruler Cyrenius had them tortured. Then they were sent to the city of Amasea to the proconsul Dometius, known for his great cruelty. Amasea, the martyrs were thrown into hot lime. They spent a whole day in it and remained unharmed. They flayed them, beat them with iron rods, set them on red-hot beds, and poured sulfur on their bodies. All this failed to harm the saints, and they were sent to Tarsus for new tortures. In the wilderness along the way Saint Clement had a revelation that he would suffer a total of twenty-eight years for Christ. Then having endured a multitude of tortures, the saints were locked up in prison. Agathangelus was beheaded with the sword on November 5. The Christians of Ancyra freed Saint Clement from prison and took him to a cave church. There, after celebrating Liturgy, the saint announced to the faithful the impending end of the persecution and his own martyrdom. On January 23, the holy hierarch was killed by soldiers from the city, who stormed the church. The saint was beheaded as he stood before the altar and offered the Bloodless Sacrifice. Two deacons, Christopher and Chariton, were beheaded with him, but no one else was harmed.

Phrygia, 304-309 , Menas of Egypt, very famous, angels, marytr crowns, angel, relics, camels not moving
Phrygia, 304-309, Menas of Egypt, marytr, Kotyaeion Region of Phrygia; of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; 285 - c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers. Menas was a Coptic soldier in the Roman army martyred because he refused to recant his Christian faith. The common date of his commemoration is November 11, which occurs 13 days later (November 24) on the Julian calendar. feast day is celebrated every year on 15 Hathor in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, which corresponds to November 24 on the Gregorian Calendar. In Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the old style or Julian calendar, it is likewise celebrated on November 24. In the Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the new style or Revised Julian calendar, as well as in the Catholic Church, it is celebrated on November 11. of his name was his original name, according to the story his mother called him Mena because she heard a voice saying Amen. Minas is how he is known in Greek and Armenian, while in Coptic he is known as Mīna). Life and martyrdom St. Menas and boatman on a Makurian manuscript from c. 1000 There are many sources written in different languages (Koine Greek, Coptic, Old Nubian, Ge'ez, Latin, Syriac, Armenian) relating to Menas.[3] was born in Egypt in 285 in the city of Nikiou,[4] which lay in the vicinity of Memphis. parents were ascetic Christians but did not have any children for a long time. father's name was Eudoxios and his mother's name was Euphemia. On the feast of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, Euphemia was praying with tears before an icon of the Virgin for God to give her a son. sound came from the icon saying "Amen". A few months later, Euphemia gave birth to a boy and named him Menas.[5] a ruler of one of the administrative divisions of Egypt, died when Menas was fourteen years old. the age of fifteen Menas joined the Roman army and was given a high rank due to his father's reputation. sources state that he served in Cotyaeus in Phrygia,[6] although some say his appointment was in Algeria.[5] years later he left the army, longing to devote his whole life to Christ, and headed towards the desert to live a different kind of life. spending five years as a hermit, Menas saw in a revelation the angels crowning the martyrs with glorious crowns, and longed to join those martyrs. he was thinking about it, he heard a voice saying: "Blessed are you Menas because you have been called to the pious life from your childhood. You shall be granted three immortal crowns: one for your celibacy, another for your asceticism, and a third for your martyrdom." Menas subsequently hurried to the ruler, declaring his Christian faith.[7] soldiers who executed Menas set his body on fire for three days but the body remained unharmed. Menas' sister then bribed the soldiers and managed to carry the body away. She embarked on a ship heading to Alexandria, where she placed his body in a church. the time of persecution ended, during the papacy of Athanasius of Alexandria the pope had a vision of an angel appearing to him and ordering him to load Menas' body on a camel and head towards the Libyan Desert. a certain spot near a water well at the end of Lake Mariout, not far from Alexandria, the camel stopped and wouldn't move. The Christians took this a sign from God and buried Menas' body there. Berbers of Pentapolis rose against the cities around Alexandria. the people were getting ready to face them, the Roman governor decided to secretly take the body of Menas with him to be his deliverer and his strong protector. Menas' blessings, the governor overcame the Berbers and returned victorious. he decided not to return the body to its original place and wanted to take it to Alexandria. On the way back, as they passed by Lake Mariout at the same spot where the body was originally buried, the camel carrying the body knelt down and would not move. moved the body to another camel, but the second camel would not move either.[8] The governor finally realized that this was God's command. He made a coffin from decay-resistant wood and placed the silver coffin in it. Terracotta pilgrim's Menas flask impressed with Saint Mina between two camels, Byzantine, probably made at Abu Mina, Egypt, c. 6th–7th century. (Louvre Museum) versions of the story state that the location of the tomb was then forgotten until its miraculous rediscovery by a local shepherd. A shepherd was feeding his sheep in that location, and a sick lamb fell on the ground. As it struggled to get on its feet again, its scab was cured. The story spread quickly and the sick who came to this spot recovered from whatever illnesses they had just by lying on the ground. Ethiopian Synaxarium describes Constantine I sending his sick daughter to the shepherd to be cured, and credits her with finding Menas' body, after which Constantine ordered the construction of a church at the site. versions of the story replace Constantine with the late-5th century emperor Zeno, but archaeologists have dated the original foundation to the late 4th century.[9] to the Zeno version, his daughter was leprous and his advisors suggested that she should try that place, and she did. At night Menas appeared to the girl and informed her that his body was buried in that place. The following morning, Zeno's daughter was cured and she related her vision about the saint to her servants. Zeno immediately ordered Mina's body to be dug out and a cathedral to be built there. his martyrdom in the early fourth century, Menas acquired a reputation for miraculous healing powers. The cult of Saint Menas was centered on Abu Mena near Alexandria.[10] Sick people from all over the Christian world used to visit that city and were healed through the intercessions of Menas, who became known as the Wonders' Maker. numerous little clay Menas flasks, or bottles for holy water or oil on which the saint's name and picture are stamped, are found by archeologists in diverse countries around the Mediterranean world, such as Heidelberg in Germany, Milan in Italy, Dalmatia in Croatia, Marseille in France, Dongola in Sudan, Meols (Cheshire) in England, and the holy city of Jerusalem, as well as modern Turkey and Eritrea. Pilgrims would buy these bottles and take them back to their relatives.[5] Kotyaeion Region of Phrygia ; Martyr Menas of Egypt, Commemorated November 11 ; Holy Great Martyr Menas of Egypt, an Egyptian by birth, was a military officer and served in the Kotyaeion region of Phrygia under the centurion Firmilian during the reign of the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311). When the emperors began the fiercest persecution against Christians in history, the saint refused to serve these persecutors. He removed his soldier’s belt (a sign of military rank) and withdrew to a mountain, where he lived an ascetic life of fasting and prayer. he happened to arrive in the city during a pagan festival. At the climax of the games the saint’s accusing voice rang out, preaching faith in Christ, the Savior of the world. At his trial before the prefect Pyrrhus, the saint bravely confessed his faith, saying that he had come to denounce the impious. The prefect was angered, and had Menas arrested. offered to restore the saint’s former rank if he would offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. When he refused, he was put to cruel tortures, then he was beheaded. This occurred in the year 304. Christians gathered up the martyr’s relics by night and hid them until the end of the persecution. Later, they were brought to Egypt and placed in a church dedicated to Saint Menas southwest of Alexandria. saint received grace from God to work miracles, and to help those in need. Saint Menas is noted for healing various illnesses, delivering people from possession by demons, and as a protector, especially during times of war. We also ask his help in finding lost objects.

Phrygia, 363-364, Council of Laodicea, regulating the conduct of church members, Biblical Cannon
Council of Laodicea 363-364; Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 AD in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana. context[edit] council took place soon after the conclusion of the war between the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire, waged by Emperor Julian. Julian, the last Constantinian emperor, attempted a revival of paganism and resumed discrimination against Christians. After his death in battle on 26 June 363, officers of the army elected the Christian Jovian as his successor. Jovian, in a precarious position, far from supplies, ended the war with Persia unfavorably for Rome. He was soon succeeded by Valentinian I, who named his brother Valens Emperor of the East. concerns[edit] major concerns of the Council involved regulating the conduct of church members. The Council expressed its decrees in the form of written rules or canons. Among the sixty canons decreed, several aimed at: Maintaining order among bishops, clerics and laypeople (canons 3–5, 11–13, 21–27, 40–44, 56–57) Enforcing modest behaviour of clerics and laypeople (4, 27, 30, 36, 53–55) Regulating approach to heretics (canons 6–10, 31–34, 37), Jews (canons 16, 37–38) and pagans (canon 39) Outlawing the keeping of the Sabbath (Saturday), and encouraging rest on Sunday (canon 29) Outlining liturgical practices (canons 14–20, 21–23, 25, 28, 58–59) Restrictions during Lent (canons 45, 49–52) Admission and instruction of catechumens and neophytes (canons 45–48) Specifying a Biblical canon (canons 59–60) canon[edit] 59th canon forbade the readings in church of uncanonical books. The 60th canon listed Canonical books, with the New Testament containing 26 books, omitting the Book of Revelation, and the Old Testament including the 22 books of the Hebrew Bible plus the Book of Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah; but excluding all the deuterocanonical books proper. It is also believed that they may have demonized the "Second Book of Enoch", which led to its degeneration.[1] authenticity of the 60th canon is doubtful,[2] as it is missing from various Greek manuscripts and may have been added later[1] to specify the extent of the preceding 59th canon. The Latin version of the canons of Laodicea consistently omit the canon list. Around 350 AD, Cyril of Jerusalem produced a list matching that from the Council of Laodicea.[3] council marks the first occasion in Christianity of the explicit condemnation of astrology, a matter on which theologians and legislators had not yet reached consensus.[4][5] Carian Laodicea (Lycus Rivier 2, Phrygia); Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers, Commemorated on November 8 ;

Phrygia, 434-447, Devastating Earthquakes throughout B. Empire, Trisagion Prayer
Constantinople, 434-447, Devastating Earthquakes throughout B. Empire, Trisagion Prayer; Constantinople Patriarch, 434-446, Proclus of Constantinople; St Proclus the Archbishop of Constantinople, Commemorated on November 20;

Phyriga, 610-641, Antiochus, Galatia, Phyriga, writer, Savva Martyrs, Pandect of Scriptures, sleep, repose of both body and soul
Phyriga, 610-641, Antiochus, Galatia, Phyriga, writer, Savva Martyrs, Pandect of Scriptures, down to sleep, repose of both body and soul; Galatia; St Antiochus, Commemorated December 24 ; Antiochus was from Galatia, and lived during the reign of Heraclius (610-641). witnessed the martyrdom of the monks of Saint Savva’s Monastery (May 16) by the Saracens, and recorded their sufferings. also wrote another book, called Pandect of the Scriptures. Divided into 130 chapters, the book examines the moral teachings of the Holy Scriptures. quote attributed to Saint Antiochus is found in the Evergetinos (Book 3:39). One of his best-known prayers is recited during Compline, “And grant us, Master, as we lay down to sleep, repose of both body and soul....”

Phrygia, 829-842, Peter of Galatia, Phyriga, Emperor Theophilos and Eudokia's son, count, war, but left for Daphne monastery
Phrygia, 829-842, Peter of Galatia, Phyriga, Theophilos and Eudokia's son, count, war, but left for Daphne monastery, Olympus, Laodocia, Antalya; Galatia; Venerable Peter of Galatia,Commemorated on October 9; Peter lived during the reign of the iconoclast Emperor Theophilos (in 829). He was from the province of Galatia in Asia Minor. He was the son of Theophilos and Eudokia and at first he was named Leo. he was handsome, physically strong, and wise, the Emperor made him a count. After many years of war and being in charge of many things, he gave it all up to become a monk in the monastery of Daphne, with the new name Petros. went to Olympus, and from there to Jerusalem, but he did not remain there either. After leaving for Laodicia and Antalya, he had to endure arduous journeys, asceticism, and the fierce anger of the Ismaelites (Moslems), whom he encountered in the street. Finally, he returned to Olympus. of the loftiness of his virtues, he began to be noticed by the Emperors. That is why Emperor Basil the Macedonian convinced him to live in the monastery of Saint Phokas in the year 867. After many spiritual struggles, he departed to the Lord in peace. Saint Peter should not be confused with another Saint Peter of Galatia who lived in the V century (February 1).

Phrygia, 838, Sack of Amorium
Phrygia, 838, Sack of Amorium; Ammoria, Phrygia (Sakarya River 3); Sack of Amorium August 838; 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6;

Phrygia, 1402, Battle of Ankara, 1402
Battle of Ankara;

Phrygia, 999, Platon of Ancyra, Galatia, Phrygia
Phrygia, 999, Platon of Ancyra, Galatia, Phrygia; Ancyra; Martyr Platon of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 18 ; Holy Martyr Platon, brother of the holy Martyr Antiochus the Physician (July 16), was born at the city of Ancyra in Galatia. still a youth he left home and went through the cities, preaching the Word of God to pagans, amazing his audience with the persuasiveness and beauty of his speech, and his profound knowledge of Greek learning. of his preaching he was arrested and brought for trial to the temple of Zeus before the governor Agrippinus. At first, the judge attempted to persuade the saint to turn away from Christ by flattery. He assured the youth that he might be on a par of intellect with the greatest of the philosophers Plato, if only he worshipped also the pagan gods. this Saint Platon answered, that the wisdom of the philosopher, although great, was but ephemeral and limited, whereas the true, eternal and unbounded wisdom comprised the Gospel teachings. the judge promised to give him his beautiful niece for his wife if he would deny Christ. He also threatened him with torture and death if he refused. Platon replied that he chose a temporal death for the sake of eternal life. The patience of the governor was exhausted, and he gave orders to mercilessly beat the martyr, and then send him off to prison. they led Saint Platon off to prison, he turned to the people gathered about the temple, and he called on them not to forsake the Christian Faith. days later they again led the Martyr Platon for trial before Agrippinus in the temple of Zeus, where they had the implements of torture already prepared: boiling cauldrons, red-hot iron and sharp hooks. judge offered the martyr a choice: either to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods, or to feel the effects of these implements of torture on his body. the saint steadfastly refused to worship idols, and after his tortures they threw him in prison for eighteen more days without bread or water. seeing that this did not shake the martyr, they offered him his life and freedom if he would only say, “Great is the god Apollo.” The martyr refused to deny Christ or to sacrifice to the idols. Therefore, Agrippinus ordered the holy Martyr Platon to be beheaded.

Phrygia, 999, Constantine of Synnada, Phrygia, Jewish Christian Monk, Image of the Cross impressed upon him, strict asceticism
Phrygia, , Constantine of Synnada, Phrygia, Jewish Christian Monk, Image of the Cross impressed upon him, strict asceticism; Synnada, Synnada is on a small plain near the Akarcay River; Venerable Constantine of Synnada, Commemorated December 26 ; Constantine was a native of the city of Synnada and of Jewish descent. From his youth he was drawn to the Christian Faith. study of the teachings of Christ set his heart aflame, and he left his parents to become a monk. He was baptized with the name Constantine and received monastic tonsure. they brought him the Holy Cross, he kissed it with love and touched it to his head. The image of the Holy Cross impressed itself upon him throughout all his life. Having spent his God-pleasing life in strict asceticism, Saint Constantine departed peacefully to the Lord.

Phrygia, Galatia Folder (Ankara River Area) Northern PHR

Ankara River

Galatia, Phyriga (along the Ankara River)
Galatia; Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily, Commemorated on July 9 ; Martyr Hilary of Ancyra, Commemorated July 12 ; Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ; Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor, Commemorated on July 29; Apostle Crescens of the Seventy, Commemorated July 30 ; Martyr Julian of Galatia, Commemorated on September 12 ; Hieromartyr Julian of Galatia, Commemorated September 13 ; Martyr Theodota at Nicea, Commemorated on September 17 ; Venerable Peter of Galatia, Commemorated October 9 ; Martyr Melasippus with his wife and son at Ancyra, Commemorated on November 7 ; Martyr Platon of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 18 ; Venerable Peter of Galatia,Commemorated on October 9; Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia, Commemorated on December 10 ; St Antiochus, Commemorated December 24 ; Venerable Evarestus of the Studion Monastery, Commemorated December 26 ; Venerable Marcellus the Abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones", Commemorated December 29 ; Martyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated January 1 ; Apostle Crescens of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Martyr Agathangelus, Commemorated on January 23; Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria, Commemorated on February 1 ; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Cyrenia, Commemorated on March 2; 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6; Venerable Simeon the New Theologian, Commemorated on March 12 ; St Thomas the Patriarch of Constantinople, Commemorated on March 21; Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated on March 22; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Martyr Peter of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Virginmartyr Christina of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia, Commemorated on May 24 ; Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis, Commemorated on May 27 ; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 7; Martyr Eustochius of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 23;

Ankara River Source (along the border)

Ankara River 1 (Paphlagonia)

Ankara River 2 (Ankara, Galatia, Phrygia)

Galicia (Galatia), Phrygia (Ankara River Area)
Galicia (Galatia), Phrygia; 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6;

Ancyra, Galatia, Phrygia (Ankara River 2)
Ancyra; Martyr Hilary of Ancyra, Commemorated July 12 ; Martyr Proclus of Ancyra; Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ; Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor, Commemorated on July 29; Apostle Crescens of the Seventy, Commemorated July 30 ; Martyr Julian of Galatia, Commemorated on September 12 ; Hieromartyr Julian of Galatia, Commemorated September 13 ; Martyr Theodota at Nicea, Commemorated on September 17 ; Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mt Athos; Martyr Melasippus with his wife and son at Ancyra, Commemorated on November 7 ; St Theodotus of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 7 ; Martyr Platon of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 18 ; Martyr Philoumenus of Ancyra, Commemorated on November 29 ; Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia, Commemorated on December 10 ; Blessed John the King of Serbia and his parents, Commemorated on December 10 ; St Antiochus, Commemorated on December 24 ; Venerable Evarestus of the Studion Monastery, Commemorated on December 26 ; Venerable Marcellus the Abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones", Commemorated December 29 ; Martyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated January 1 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Nyssa, Commemorated January 10; Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Martyr Agathangelus, Commemorated on January 23; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Cyrenia, Commemorated on March 2; Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra, Commemorated on March 22; Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Martyr Peter of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Virginmartyr Christina of Ancyra, who suffered under Decius, Commemorated on May 18; Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia, Commemorated on May 24; Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis, Commemorated on May 27 ; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 7; Martyr Eustochius of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 23;

Ankara River 3 (Phrygia)

Ankara River 4 (Phrygia)

Ankara River Mouth (Anastastopolis, Phrygia, Sakarya River 4)

Anastasiopolis, Galatia (on trade route, Ankara Mouth, Sakarya 4)
Anastasiopolis, Galatia, a military fort on the trade route from Constantinople to Bagdad ; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 7;

Sykeon, near BeypazarÄ± and Anastasiopolis, in Galatia, Phrygia
Sykeon, near Beypazar; Sykeon, near BeypazarÄ±; Saint Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Story------Saint Theodore the Sykeote was born in the mid-sixth century in the village of Sykeon, not far from the city of Anastasiopolis (in Galatia, Asia Minor), into a pious family. his mother Maria conceived the saint, she had a vision of a bright star overshadowing her womb. A clairvoyant Elder, whom she consulted, explained that this was the grace of God being poured forth on the infant in her womb. the boy reached the age of six, his mother presented him with a golden belt, since she intended that her son should become a soldier. That night the Holy Great Martyr George (April 23) appeared to her in a dream, and he told her not to consider military service for her son, because the boy was destined to serve God. The saint’s father, Cosmas, had served as a messenger of the emperor Justinian the Great (527-565), and he died at an early age. The boy remained in the care of his mother, and his grandmother Elpis, his aunt Dispenia and his little sister Vlatta also lived with them. school, Saint Theodore displayed great apptitude in his studies, chief of which was an uncommon ability for reasoning and wisdom. He was quiet, mild, he always knew how to calm his comrades, and he did not permit fights or quarrels among them. pious Elder Stephen also lived at his mother’s house. Imitating him, Saint Theodore at the age of eight began to eat only a small morsel of bread in the evening during Great Lent. So that his mother should not force him to take supper with everyone, the boy returned home from school only toward evening, after he had partaken of the Holy Mysteries with Elder Stephen. At the request of his mother, the teacher began to send him home to supper at the end of his lessons. Saint Theodore, however, ran to the church of the Great Martyr George, where the saint appeared to him in the form of a youth, and ushered him into the church. Saint Theodore turned ten, he fell deathly ill. They brought him to the church of Saint John the Baptist and placed him in front of the altar. The boy was healed by two drops of water that fell from the face of the Savior in the dome of the temple. At this time the Great Martyr George began appearing to the boy at night, and also leading him to his own temple to pray until morning. His mother, fearing the dangers of the forest at night, urged her son not to go at night. when the boy had already gone, she angrily followed him to the church, and she dragged him out by the hair and tied him to his bed. But that very night the Great Martyr George appeared to her in a dream, and commanded her not to hinder the child from going to church. Both Elpis and Dispenia had the same vision. The women then understood Saint Theodore’s special calling, and they no longer hindered him. Even his little sister Vlatta began to imitate him. twelve years of age, the saint had a dream in which he saw Christ on the Throne of Glory, Who said to him, “Struggle, Theodore, so that you may obtain a perfect reward in the Kingdom of Heaven.â€ that time, Saint Theodore began to intensify his labors. He spent both the First Week of Great Lent and the Week of the Veneration of the Cross in complete silence. devil considered how to destroy him. He appeared to the saint in the form of his classmate Gerontius, and urged him to jump off a precipice, but the Great Martyr George saved the boy. time, the boy went into the desert to obtain the blessing of the Elder Glycerius. Then there was a terrible drought throughout the land, and the Elder said, “Child, let us pray to the Lord on bended knee, asking Him to send rain. Then we shall learn whether our prayers are pleasing to the Lord.â€ The old man and the boy began to pray, and immediately it began to rain. Then the Elder said to Saint Theodore, that the grace of God was upon him, and he blessed him to become a monk when the time came. he was fourteen, Saint Theodore left home and lived near the church of the Great Martyr George. His mother brought him food, but Saint Theodore left everything on the stones by the church, and he ate only a single prosphora each day. Even at such a young age, Saint Theodore was granted the gift of healing. Through his prayers a demon-possessed youth was restored to health. Theodore then fled human glory and he withdrew into complete solitude. Under a large boulder not far from the church of Saint George, he dug a cave and persuaded a certain deacon to cover over the entrance with earth, leaving only a small opening for air. The deacon brought him bread and water and he told no one where the monk had hidden himself. two years Saint Theodore lived in this seclusion and complete quiet. His relatives mourned for the saint, thinking that he had been devoured by wild beasts. deacon finally revealed the secret, since he was afraid that Saint Theodore would perish in the narrow cave, and moreover he pitied the weeping mother. They took Saint Theodore out of the cave barely alive. mother wanted to take her son home and nurse him back to health, but the saint remained near the church of Saint George, and after several days he was completely well. of the youth’s exploits reached the local bishop Theodosius, who ordained him to the diaconate, and later to the holy priesthood, although the saint was only seventeen years old at the time. a certain while Saint Theodore went to venerate the holy places in Jerusalem, and there at the Chozeba Lavra near Jordan, he received monastic tonsure. he returned to his native land, he again continued to live near the church of Saint George. His grandmother Elpis, his sister Vlatta and his mother entered a women’s monastery on the saint’s advice, and his aunt died in a good confession. ascetic life of the young hieromonk attracted to him people seeking salvation. The saint tonsured the youth Epiphanius, and later on a pious woman, healed by the saint from her sickness, brought him her son Philoumenus. Then the virtuous youth John also came to him. Thus brethren gradually gathered around the monk. Theodore continued in his harsh labors. At his request a blacksmith made him an iron cage without a roof, and so narrow that it was scarcely possible to stand. In this cage the monk stood in heavy chains from Holy Pascha until the Nativity of Christ. From the Baptism of the Lord until Holy Pascha he secluded himself in his cave, from which he emerged only for church services on Saturdays and Sundays. Throughout the whole of the forty-day Fast the saint ate only greens, and bread on Saturdays and Sundays. in such manner, he received from the Lord the power over wild animals. Bears and wolves came up to him and took food from his hand. Through the saint’s prayers, those afflicted with leprosy were healed, and demons were cast out from whole districts. In the nearby village of Magatia, when locusts threatened the crops, people turned to Saint Theodore for help. He sent them to church. After Divine Liturgy, which he served, the villagers returned home and learned that during the service all the locusts had died. the military commander Mauricius was returning to Constantinople by way of Galatia after a Persian war, the monk predicted that he would become emperor. The prediction came true, and the emperor Mauricius (582-602) fulfilled the saint’s request: he sent bread to the monastery each year for the multitude of people being fed there. small temple of Saint George could not accommodate all those who wanted to pray in it. Then through the efforts of the saint a beautiful new church was built. During this while the Bishop of Anastasiopolis happened to die. The people of the city requested Metropolitan Paul of Ancyra to install Saint Theodore as their bishop. that the saint would not resist, the messengers of the Metropolitan and the people of Anastasiopolis dragged him out of his cell by force and carried him into the city. bishop, Saint Theodore toiled much for the welfare of the Church, but his soul yearned for solitary communion with God. After several years he went to venerate the holy places in Jerusalem. And there, concealing his identity, he settled at the Lavra of Saint Savva, where he lived in solitude from the Nativity of Christ until Pascha. Then the Great Martyr George led him to return to Anastasiopolis. enemies tried to poison the saint, but the Mother of God gave him three small pieces of grain. The saint ate them and remained unharmed. Saint Theodore felt weighed down with the burden of being a bishop and he asked Patriarch Cyriacus of Constantinople (595-606) for a release to return to his own monastery and celebrate the services there. ’s sanctity was so evident that when he celebrated the Eucharist, the grace of the Holy Spirit appeared as a radiant purple light, overshadowing the Holy Gifts. One time, when the saint elevated the discus with the holy Lamb and proclaimed “Holy things are for the holy,â€ the holy Lamb floated up in the air, and then settled again upon the discus. Orthodox Church venerated Saint Theodore as a saint, even while he was still alive. one of the cities of Galatia, a terrible event occurred: during a church procession the wooden crosses being carried began to strike each other by themselves, with the result that Patriarch Thomas (607-610, March 21) summoned Saint Theodore, asking him the meaning of this terrible portent. Having the gift of foresight, Saint Theodore explained that this indicated coming misfortunes for the Church of God (he was prophetically indicating the future heresy of the Iconoclasts). In his grief the holy Patriarch Thomas begged the saint to pray that he would soon die, so that he would not witness the coming woe. the year 610 the holy Patriarch Thomas reposed, having asked the blessing of Saint Theodore. Saint Theodore also departed to the Lord.

Church of the Great Martyr George (probably this mosque that looks like a church)
Church of the Great Martyr George (probably this mosque that looks like a church); Anastasiopolis, Galatia, a military fort on the trade route from Constantinople to Bagdad ; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 7;

Phrygia, Sakarya River Folder (Upper Sakarya) flows North

Sakarya River

Sakarya River Source (Phrygia, Bayat Plateau)

Sakarya River 1 (Phrygia)

Kotyaeion Region of Phrygia (Sakarya River 1)
Kotyaeion Region of Phrygia ; Martyr Menas of Egypt, Commemorated November 11 ; St John the Bishop of Polybotum, Commemorated on December 4 ;

Sakarya River 2 (Phrygia)

Phrygia, Sakarya River 3, Ammoria River Folder

Ammoria River

Ammoria, Phrygia (Ammorai River Source, Sakarya River 3)
Ammoria, Phrygia (Sakarya River 3); Sack of Amorium August 838; 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6;

Sakarya River 3 (Phrygia)

Sakarya River 4 (Phrygia, Ankara River)

Tiberiopolis, Phrygia (Sakarya River 4)
Tiberiopolis; Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia, Commemorated on September 18 ; Martyr Timothy at Tiberiopolis, Commemorated on November 28 ;

Phrygia, Akarcay River Folder (Upper Akarcay) flows South

Akarcay River

Akarcay River Source (Phrygia, Bayat Plateau)

Synnada, Phrygia (Intersection and Akarcay River Source)
Synnada, Synnada is on a small plain near the Akarcay River; Martyr Acacius of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ; Holy Martyr Acacius was brought to trial for his belief in Christ. Three governors attempted to compel the holy martyr to offer sacrifice to idols, having subjected him to fierce tortures. Governor Licinius gave orders to rend the body of Saint Acacius with instruments of torture. He then sent him to Governor Terence, who gave orders to throw Acacius into a cauldron filled with boiling tar and tallow, but the martyr remained unharmed. Terence went to the cities of Apamea and Apollonia and gave orders to bring the martyr after him. In one of these cities Saint Acacius was led into a pagan temple, but by his prayer all the idols there fell down. beat the saint viciously and gave him over to be eaten by wild beasts. When they saw that he remained unharmed, they threw him into a red-hot furnace. The martyr also remained unharmed there. The governor, wanting to check whether the furnace was sufficiently hot, went near it and was burned himself. They then took the holy Martyr Acacius for torture to a certain Posidonius, who put heavy fetters on the holy martyr and gave orders to take him to the city of Miletus. There also the saint, by his prayer, destroyed idols. Finally, the exhausted torturers beheaded Saint Acacius. A priest by the name of Leontius buried his body in the city of Synados (Asia Minor). Martyr Trophimus of Synnada, Commemorated on September 19 ; Venerable Constantine of Synnada, Commemorated December 26 ; St Agapitus the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia, Commemorated on February 18; St Theophylactus the Bishop of Nicomedia, Commemorated on March 8; St Pausicacus the Bishop of Synnada, Commemorated on May 13; St Michael the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada, Commemorated on May 23; Michael the Confessor From his youth he longed for the monastic life and was sent by Patriarch Tarasius (784-806) to a monastery on the coast of the Black Sea. Saint Theophylactus (March 8), the future Bishop of Nicomedia also entered the monastery together with him. the monastery both monks engaged in spiritual struggles and were soon glorified by gifts from the Lord. Once, during a harvest, when the people were weakened by thirst, an empty metal vessel was filled with water by the prayer of the monks. Tarasius consecrated Saint Michael as bishop of the city of Synnada. Through his holy life and wisdom, Saint Michael won the love of believers, and the notice of the emperors Nicephorus I (802-811) and Michael I Rangabe (811-813). Saint Michael was present at the Seventh Ecumenical Council at Nicea in 787. the Iconoclast heretic Leo the Armenian (813-820) assumed the throne, he began to expel Orthodox hierarchs from their Sees, appointing heretics in their place. Michael defended Orthodoxy, bravely opposing the heretics and denouncing their error. Leo the Armenian brought Saint Michael to trial, but not fearing torture he answered resolutely, 'I venerate the holy icons of my Savior Jesus Christ and the All-Pure Virgin, His Mother, and all the saints, and it is to them I bow down. I shall not obey your decrees to remove icons from churches.' then banished Saint Michael to the city of Eudokiada, where the confessor died about the year 821. The head of Saint Michael is preserved in the Great Lavra of Saint Athanasius on Mount Athos, and part of the relics are at the Iveron monastery. Icon of the Mother of God œEconomissaÂ, Commemorated on July 5;

Augustopolis, Phrygia (Akarcay River Source)
Augustopolis, Phrygia;

Akarcay River 1 (very close to Sakarya River Source)
Akarcay River 1 (very close to Source of Sakarya River), so Sakarya and Akarcay seem to connect across Asia Minor and once defined the Border of Kingdom of Lydia. At that time Lydia was all of western Anatolia or Asia Minor. Kingdom of Lydia;

Afyon Province, Phrygia
Afyon Province; St Agapitus the Confessor the Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia, Commemorated February 18;

Polybotum, Phrygia (Intersection, Great Road, Akarcay River 2)
Polybotum; St John the Bishop of Polybotum, Commemorated December 4

Bolvadin Plain (watered by Akarcay River)
Bolvadin Plain;

Phrygia, Meander River Folder (Upper Meander) flows West Northwest

Meander River

Meander River Source (Phrygia) not far from Lycus River Source

Meander River 1 (Sebaste, Usak, Phrygia)

Sebaste, Usak, Phrygia (Meander River 1)
Sebaste, Usak (Meander River 1); Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9 ;

Meander River 2 (Lycus River Mouth, Phrygia)

Meander River 3 (Tauropolis, Meanderin Plain)

Meander River 4 (Meanderian Plain)

Bozgodan River

Bozgodan River Source (Pinar Spring)

Meander River 5 (Tralles)

Meander River 6 (Miletus)

Meander River Mouth (Miletus, Agean Sea)

Phrygia, Lycus River Folder (Upper Lycus) flows West Southwest

Lycus River

Lycus River Source (Apamea, not far from Meander River Source)

Apamea, Phrygia (high point, Lycus and Meander Rivers Source, major E&W, N&S crossroads)
Apamea, Phrygia; Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ;

Lycus River 1 (Colossae, Phyrgia)

Colossae, Phyrgia (Chonae, plunging, Great Road, Lycus River 1)
Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on November 22 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated November 22 ; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on December 8 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Archippus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on February 15; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ;

Phyrgia, 35-61, Apostle Tychicus of the 70, Colossae (Great Road, Lycus River 1)
Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on November 22 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated November 22 ; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on December 8 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Archippus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on February 15; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ;

Chonae, Phyrgia (Colossae, plunging, Great Road, Lycus River 1)
Colossae or Chonae means plunging. ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a place called Cheretopos, there was a church named for the Archangel Michael, built over a miraculous spring. church was built by a certain inhabitant of the city of Laodicia in gratitude to God for healing his mute daughter. The holy Chief Commander Michael appeared to this man in a dream and revealed to him that his daughter would receive the gift of speech after drinking from the water of the spring. The girl actually did receive healing and began to speak. After this miracle, the father and his daughter and all their family were baptized. In fervent gratitude, the father built the church in honor of the holy Chief Commander Michael. Not only did Christians begin to come to the spring for healing, but also pagans. In so doing, many of the pagans turned from their idols and were converted to the faith in Christ. this church of the holy Chief Commander Michael, a certain pious man by the name of Archippus served for sixty years as church custodian. By his preaching and by the example of his saintly life he brought many pagans to faith in Christ. With the general malice of that time towards Christians, and especially against Archippus, the pagans thought to destroy the church in order to prevent people from coming to that holy place of healing, and at the same time kill Archippus. this end they made a confluence of the Lykokaperos and Kufos Rivers and directed its combined flow against the church. Saint Archippus prayed fervently to the Chief Commander Michael to ward off the danger. Through his prayer the Archangel Michael appeared at the temple, and with a blow of his staff, opened a wide fissure in a rock and commanded the rushing torrents of water to flow into it. The temple remained unharmed. Seeing such an awesome miracle, the pagans fled in terror. Archippus and the Christians gathered in church glorified God and gave thanks to the holy Archangel Michael for the help. The place where the rivers plunged into the fissure received the name “Chonae”, which means “plunging.” Chudov (“of the Miracle”) monastery in Moscow is named for this Feast. St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on November 22 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated November 22 ; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on December 8 ; Apostle Philemon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Archippus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Tychicus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated on February 15; Martyr Archippus of the Seventy Apostles, Commemorated February 19; Apostle Philemon the Martyr of the Seventy, Commemorated February 19 ;

Laodicea on the Lycus (Carian Laodicea, Lycus River 2, Phrygia)
Carian Laodicea (Lycus Rivier 2, Phrygia); Venerable Gregory of Sinai, Mt. Athos, Commemorated on August 8; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; Apostle Lucius of the Seventy, Commemorated on September 10 ; Martyr Diodorus of Laodicea, Commemorated September 11 ; Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers, Commemorated on November 8 ; Apostle Lucius of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Hieromartyr Trophimus of Laodicea, Commemorated on March 16 ;

Lycus River 2 (Laodicea and Herapolis)

Herapolis, Phrygia (Hot Springs, Great Road, Lycus River 2)
Herapolis (Hot Springs) ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; PHILIP, DEACON AND EVANGELIST (11 OCT NT); St Abercius the Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Commemorated on October 22 ; Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip, Commemorated on November 14 ; Martyr Peter of Anium, at Hieropolis, Commemorated January 13 ; St Mariamne the sister of the Apostle Philip, Commemorated February 17 ; Philip of PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (1 MAY NT); Apostle Bartholomew of the Twelve, Commemorated on June 11 ;

Phrygian Hieropolis
Phrygian Hieropolis; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ; St Archippus of Herapolis, Commemorated September 6 ; Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip, Commemorated on November 14 ;

Cheretopos, Phrygia (Lycus River 2)
In Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a place called Cheretopos ; Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae, Commemorated September 6 ;

Lycus (river of Phrygia) Mouth (Meander River 2)

Phrygia, Roman Roads Folder

Phrygia - Connecting Rivers Folder (a North South Route dividing Turkey)

Connecting Rivers Route (Akarcay and Sakarya) - Sakarya Mouth

Connecting Rivers Route - Sogut

Connecting River Route - Kotyaeion

Connecting Rivers Route - Synnada

Connecting Rivers Route - Polybotum

Connecting Rivers Route - Antioch, Pisidia

Connecting Rivers Route - Lake Beysehir

Connecting Rivers Route - Seleucia

Connecting Rivers Route - Akarcay River Mouth