Today the Church commemorates Saints Timothy and Maura, Deacon Diodorus and Rodopianus, and Saint Peter, Bishop of Argos.
Timothy was a clergyman who was summoned by the governor of Thebaid in Egypt to explain his actions and the books he studied. He endured exemplary torture after confessing that the holy books, when studied with reverence and love, help a person to invoke the support of the Holy Angels.
The governor then believed that he could persuade Maura, Timothy’s wife, through flattery, to sacrifice to idols and influence her husband to do the same. However, Maura courageously declared her faith in the Risen Jesus. After enduring various forms of torture for ten days, the couple, Timothy and Maura, gave up their spirits, remaining in the Church’s memory as heroes of the faith and a symbol of steadfast marital companionship—sharing both joy and suffering until death.
Saint Peter was originally from Constantinople and lived in the mid-9th century AD. His parents were distinguished not only for their wealth but also for their piety and charity, raising their five children in the instruction and nurture of the Lord.
When the episcopal see of Argos became vacant—administratively under the Metropolis of Corinth—the people of Argos and Nafplio persistently requested Bishop Paul to appoint his brother, Peter, as their bishop. Peter, after initial reluctance, accepted the position.
As a hierarch, he became a silent example to the faithful in all things. He taught unceasingly through word and deed, and all were enlightened by the light of truth and his example. This is testified by seven preserved homilies of his. He fell asleep in peace around the year 925 AD.
Source: Church of Cyprus
