Hieromartyr
Hieromartyr, Bishop Dorotheus of Tyre, Bishop
255 — †362
Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre — headed the see of Tyre in Phoenicia for over 50 years; under the impious Emperor Julian the Apostate (r. 361-363), who raised persecution against Christians, he endured various torments for Christ and gave up his soul to the Lord at the age of 107; he is credited with compiling the "Synopsis" — a collection of accounts of the lives of the Old Testament prophets and the apostles, including a list of the 70 Apostles of Christ.
Hieromartyr Dorotheus was born around 255 and for more than fifty years governed the episcopal see of the city of Tyre in Phoenicia, providing an example of zealous archpastoral ministry. When Julian the Apostate became emperor (r. 361-363), renouncing Christianity and raising a cruel persecution against the Church, the aged Hierarch Dorotheus endured various torments and sufferings for confessing Christ. Having reached the age of 107, he gave his blessed soul into the hands of the Lord in 362. Some church writers attribute to Hieromartyr Dorotheus the compilation of the "Synopsis" — a collection of brief accounts of the lives of the Old Testament prophets and the fates of the holy apostles, including, in particular, the well-known list of the names of the 70 Apostles of Christ. His memory is kept on June 5/18.