Hieromartyr · 4th century
Mark Bishop of Arethusa
Also known as Mark the Confessor of Arethusa
Bishop of Arethusa in Syria who under Constantine had destroyed a pagan temple and built a church in its place. When Julian the Apostate came to power, the pagans seized him and subjected him to cruel tortures, which he endured with steadfast courage.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org