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SAINT CONON OF BIDA, MARTYR - 5 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 5th of March SAINT CONON OF BIDA, MARTYR Saint Conon is styled a martyr at Bida in Isauria . A native of that city, he lived in the days of the apostles. It is said of him that he had such power over the devils that he could do with them what he liked. He therefore not only compelled them to confess the true God, but also ordered them to till the field, and to take care of the fruit. Some of them he even shut up in bowls which he sealed securely so that they could not escape, and laid them under the foundation of a house which he was building.  After Conon's death, some citizens were planning to transform his house, and in ripping open the foundations the bowls were found. Because they were sealed, some builders reckoned that they contained gold; only when the seals were opened did flames erupt and the building collapsed.  Having been called before the governor Magnus because of his zealous confession of the Christ...