Questions about the August Menaion Vol 1 QUESTION 1 These brothers were martyred in horrible ways, by a heathen king, strengthened by the prayers and urging of their mother, and the courageous martyrdom of their teacher. Give their names and the date of their commemoration. QUESTION 2 These young men, by the providence of God, strengthened the belief in the resurrection in a generation far removed from their own. QUESTION 3 The first of "Three Feasts of the Savior" in August. QUESTION 4 This day is the second of "Three Feasts of the Savior" in August On this day the divinity of Christ was revealed in a visible way. QUESTION 5 He replaced Judas, being selected by lot. QUESTION 6 He was an Archdeacon who courageously endured being broiled on a huge grill. QUESTION 7 He became a bishop when very young, and after a short, active pastorate, retired from the active episcopacy. He was a man of great feeling, who wrote simply and from the heart, with words that will help the zealous Christian on his journey to heaven. QUESTION 8 A feast at the mid point of August, full of wonder for the Christian who believes and loves. QUESTION 9 The first icon of Christ, made in a miraculous way. QUESTION 10 She was a secret Christian, he was a pagan, and a scribe who witnessed the martyrdoms of many Christians. They had only been married a few months when he declared himself a Christian, and numbered himself among the Christian prisoners, after witnessing, in many Christians incredible courage and steadfastness in the face of torture and death. His zeal was put to the test by terrible tortures, among which were the severing of his legs with a hammer, with his dear wife showing her supernatural and perfect love for him by encouraging him at his side until the very end.