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"Brothers in both the flesh and the spirit, they were both zealous Christians, and stonemasons by craft. They lived in Illyria. Some pagan prince set them to build a pagan temple.
It happened during the course of their work that a fragment of stone splintered off and flew into the eye of the pagan priest's son, who was watching the building work with curiosity. Seeing his son blinded and bleeding, the priest shouted at Florus and Laurus and tried to thrash them. Then the holy brothers told him that, if he would believe in the God in whom they believed, his son would be restored to health. The priest promised. Florus and Laurus prayed to the one, living Lord with tears and made the sign of the Cross over the child's stricken eye. The child was healed instantly and his eye became whole as it had been before. Then the priest, Merentius, and his son were baptised, and they both very soon suffered for Christ in the flames. But Florus and Laurus, when they had finished the temple, put a Cross on it, called together all the Christians, and consecrated it in the name of the Lord Jesus with an all-night vigil of hymns.
Hearing of this, the governor of Illyria burned many of these Christians by fire and had Florus and Laurus thrown alive into a well, which was then filled with earth. Their relics were later discovered and taken to Constantinople. These two wonderful brothers suffered for Christ, and were glorified by Him, in the second century."
It happened during the course of their work that a fragment of stone splintered off and flew into the eye of the pagan priest's son, who was watching the building work with curiosity. Seeing his son blinded and bleeding, the priest shouted at Florus and Laurus and tried to thrash them. Then the holy brothers told him that, if he would believe in the God in whom they believed, his son would be restored to health. The priest promised. Florus and Laurus prayed to the one, living Lord with tears and made the sign of the Cross over the child's stricken eye. The child was healed instantly and his eye became whole as it had been before. Then the priest, Merentius, and his son were baptised, and they both very soon suffered for Christ in the flames. But Florus and Laurus, when they had finished the temple, put a Cross on it, called together all the Christians, and consecrated it in the name of the Lord Jesus with an all-night vigil of hymns.
Hearing of this, the governor of Illyria burned many of these Christians by fire and had Florus and Laurus thrown alive into a well, which was then filled with earth. Their relics were later discovered and taken to Constantinople. These two wonderful brothers suffered for Christ, and were glorified by Him, in the second century."
Troparion (Tone 4)
Let us praise as is meet, O you faithful,
The most comely, radiant and divinely wise martyrs:
Most blessed Florus and all venerable Laurus,
Who proclaimed to all the uncreated Trinity.
Suffering unto bloodshed,
They were adorned with brilliant crowns.
Entreat Christ our God to save our souls.
The most comely, radiant and divinely wise martyrs:
Most blessed Florus and all venerable Laurus,
Who proclaimed to all the uncreated Trinity.
Suffering unto bloodshed,
They were adorned with brilliant crowns.
Entreat Christ our God to save our souls.
Kontakion (Tone 8)
Today all the world honors in glory the divinely wise Florus and Laurus,
As pious martyrs who suffered for Christ.
Through their prayers may we receive grace and mercy
And be delivered from calamity and temptation,
And from wrath and sorrow on the Day of Judgment.
As pious martyrs who suffered for Christ.
Through their prayers may we receive grace and mercy
And be delivered from calamity and temptation,
And from wrath and sorrow on the Day of Judgment.
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