Asclepiodota of Adrianople

Holy Martyr Asclepiodota of Adrianople suffered for faith in Christ at Adrianople, in the persecution of Emperor Maximian (305-311), together with Maximus, Theodotus and Hesychius. The saints are commemorated on 4 March.

The martyrs endured many sufferings. First they were hung on a tree and scraped with iron hooks. After that they were led with mockery from city to city, and then given to the beasts to be devoured. Kept by the grace of God, they remained unharmed and received a martyr's end only at the hands of their tormentors. Saint Asclepiodota was first beaten on the ground, then hung on a tree and pelted with stones, and in the end her head was cut off.