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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 40-1402, Phrygia History Folder

Phrygia, 1st Century, Phrygian Hieropolis, Apostle Philip
Phrygia, 1st Century, Phrygian Hieropolis, Apostle Philip; Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip, Commemorated on November 14;

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 /ËˆtÉªkÉªkÉ™s/ 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 6:21â€“22; Colossians 4:7; Titus 3:12; 2 Timothy 4:12).[2] Contents 1 Appearance in the Bible 2 Additional Detail 3 References 4 External links Appearance 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. (2) In Ephesians 6:21, the author (traditionally identified as Paul) calls Tychicus a "dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord" (NIV), (3) while in Colossians, he says he is "a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord." In 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] (4) 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] (5) 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] Additional Detail[edit] The Catholic Encyclopedia notes that different traditions make him out to be the Bishop of Colophon, Chalcedon or Neapolis in Cyprus.[3] Hippolytus 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, 100-167. Saint Abercius, Wonderworker, Bishop, Hieropolis, Apostles Equal
Phrygia, 100-167. Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles ; St Abercius the Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles, Commemorated on October 22 ;

Phrygia, 278-312, Saint Clement of Ancyra
Phrygia, 278-312, Saint Clement of Ancyra; Ancyra; Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra, Commemorated on January 23 ; Martyr Agathangelus, Commemorated on January 23;

Phrygia, 363-364, Council of Laodicea
Phrygia, 363-364, Council of Laodicea; 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;

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 - 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

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 ; St Peter of Galatia, Commemorated on November 25 ; 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 ; 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)