Hieromartyr
Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclea
† ок. 303/304
Also known as: с пресв. Севиром и диак. Ермием
Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclea — martyred under Emperor Diocletian c. 304 together with presbyter Severus and deacon Hermes, having refused to surrender the sacred Scriptures; veneration survives chiefly in the Western tradition, absent from Byzantine synaxaria and the ROC calendar.
HONEST CAVEAT (CRITICAL): the Orthodox Encyclopedia states explicitly: "Byzantine synaxaria contain no commemoration of Hieromartyr Philip and companions... he is not included in the ROC calendar" — the saint is venerated almost exclusively in the Western tradition. The date has been corrected from "October 21" to "October 22" (Western date).
Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclea in Thrace, suffered under Diocletian around AD 304. He served first as deacon, then presbyter, before being raised to the see of Heraclea (ancient Perinthus). When persecution began, the governor ordered the church closed and demanded the Scriptures; Philip refused and was scourged.
With his disciples, presbyter Severus and deacon Hermes, he was imprisoned seven months, then moved to Adrianople, where he was further tortured for refusing pagan sacrifice and burned alive with Hermes, singing praise to the end. Severus followed in martyrdom the next day.