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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Theodotus of Ancyra |
 | | On 18 May the Roman Martyrology says: "At Ancyra, in Galatia, the martyr Saint Theodotus and the saintly virgins Thecusa, his aunt, Alexandra, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julitta", etc. They are mentioned in all the menologies, and Theodotus has a special feast on 7 June (Nilles, "Kal. |
 | | He is described as a man very zealous in the performance of his Christian duties, endowed with many virtues, especially charity towards his neighbour. |
 | | At Malos, about five miles from Ancyra, he sought out the body of the martyr, Valens, and gave it Christian burial. |
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