Holy Martyrs Diodorus and Didymus of Laodicea in Syria — September 11 / September 24 (Julian Calendar)

On this day, September 11 according to the Julian Calendar (September 24 civil calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates Holy Martyrs Diodorus and Didymus of Laodicea in Syria.

The holy martyrs Diodorus and Didymus were natives of Laodicea in Syria. They fervently preached the faith of Christ among their fellow citizens, for which the pagans seized them and cruelly tortured them, and at last they gave up their souls under the blows of the scourge.