Martyr Tation of Claudiopolis
died early 4th century
A Christian of Bithynia arrested and tortured under Diocletian, who was martyred after refusing to deny Christ.
The Holy Martyr Tation of Claudiopolis
Life
Tation was a Christian of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, who was martyred during the persecution of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). According to the synaxarion, he came from the town of Mantinaeas, near the city of Claudiopolis, and is numbered among the many who suffered for their faith in the early fourth century. He is commemorated on August 24.
When his persecutors learned that he confessed Christ, Tation was arrested and brought to Claudiopolis to be examined by the governor Urban. He was repeatedly urged to renounce his faith, but he refused, and so he was imprisoned and subjected to various tortures, including being beaten with sticks. The accounts of his life relate that after these sufferings he was buried alive and so gave up his soul to God.
Like many of the martyrs of the Diocletianic persecution preserved in the Eastern menaia, the surviving record of Tation is brief, centering on his arrest, his confession before the governor, and the manner of his death. His memory is kept in the Orthodox calendar on August 24 (September 6 by the civil reckoning).
Troparion & Kontakion2 hymnsReadHide
Your holy martyr Tation, O Lord,
through his sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God.
For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through his intercessions, save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”) You appeared as a bright star announcing Christ with your radiance,
which is repulsive to this world, O Martyr Tation;
extinguishing the allure of false gods,
you enlighten the faithful,
always interceding for us all.
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
Timeline3 momentsReadHide
- 284-305Reign of DiocletianTation suffered during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian.
- early 4th c.Arrest and examinationHe was brought to Claudiopolis and questioned by the governor Urban, refusing to deny Christ.
- early 4th c.MartyrdomAfter imprisonment and torture, he was buried alive and gave up his soul to God.
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