Friend of St. Dionysius the Areopagite. He received the faith from the holy apostle Paul shortly after Dionysius. Later, he appointed this apostle as bishop of Athens. At the time of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jerome, he appeared in Jerusalem and attended the funeral. With his Divine singing, he brought many to heartfelt affection and proved himself to be a man inspired from above. He worked hard in the work of the Gospel, converted many pagans to the truth, led his flock well, and finally ended up a martyr for Christ, who gave him a double crown in the Kingdom of Heaven: a crown of a hierarch and a crown of a martyr.