The Holy and Great Martyr Panteleimon was born in Nicomedia of 
		a Christian mother, Eubula, and a pagan father Eustorgius, he 
		studied medicine as a young man. The priest Hemolaus befriended
		him, instructed him in the Christian faith and baptized him. 
		Panteleimon miraculously healed a blind man who other doctors 
		has treated in vain; he healed him by the name of Christ and 
		baptized him. From jealously, the doctors denounced Panteleimon
		as a Christian, and he went before the Emperor Maximian for 
		judgment. He stood before the earthly ruler in the body, but in
		his mind he stood before the Heavenly King. He freely declared 
		himself to be a Christian before the Emperor, and in front of 
		his eyes, healed a paralytic of a long infirmity. This miracle 
		brought many of the pagans to the Christian faith. The Emperor 
		put him to torture, but the Lord appeared to him on several 
		occasions and delivered him whole and uninjured. Then St. 
		Hermolaus suffered, along with Hermiuppus and Hermocrates. 
		Condemned to death, St. Panteleimon knelt in prayer. At that, 
		the executioner gave him a blow on the neck with his sword, and
		the sword broke as if made of wax. The executioner could not 
		kill him until he had finished his prayer and had himself given
		the word to behead him. Panteleimon was beheaded under an olive
		tree, which after that became laden with fruit, "Panteleimon" 
		means all-merciful. God the all-merciful received his righteous
		soul and glorified him among His greatest saints, his relics 
		remaining incorrupt. This wonderful martyr suffered with honor 
		as a youth for Christ on July 27th, 304. 
		
		 
		
		St. Panteleimon is invoked in the prayers at the blessing of 
		water and blessing of oil, together with St. Hermolaus and the 
		other mercenaries and wonder workers. The loveliest church 
		dedicated to him is found on the Holy Mountain.