Martyrs Eugene Candidus, Valerian and Aquila
d. c. 303
Four confessors of Trebizond who fled to the mountains and were seized and martyred under Diocletian.
The Holy Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian and Aquila of Trebizond
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Eugene, Candidus, Valerian, and Aquila were four martyrs of Trebizond, on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, who suffered during the persecution under the emperors Diocletian and Maximian. They are commemorated on January 21.
By the accounts three of them, Valerian, Candidus, and Aquila, had hidden themselves in the hills near Trebizond to escape the persecution carried out under the commander Lysias. They were seized there and brought to trial, and together with Eugene they were martyred for confessing Christ, by tradition about the year 303.
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Your holy martyrs, O Lord,
through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God.
For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through their intercessions, save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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