Martyr · 4th century
Martyr Hesychius of Antioch
Also known as Hesychius the Palatine · Hesychius the Senator
A high-ranking official of Antioch who, when Christians were stripped of their rank, chose to lay down his office rather than deny Christ, and was drowned for the faith under Maximian.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints