Agapius of Sebaste

Saint Agapius of Sebaste suffered together with Atticus, Eudoxius, Catherius, Istucarius, Pactovius, Nictopolion and others, in the time of the emperor Licinius (by other sources, of Decius). They are commemorated on 16 November.

The soldiers Eudoxius, Atticus and Catherius endured various tortures for preaching Christianity, by order of the dux Marcellus and the archon Auxanus. They were shut in prison, where they were beaten with oxhide thongs and had their teeth knocked out. At that time the Christians Istucarius, Pactovius and Nictopolion were seized, who were beaten with rods and tortured in other ways, then burned together with the soldiers named above.