Auctus of Amphipolis

Holy Martyr Auctus of Amphipolis suffered for Christ together with Taurion and the martyr Thessalonike. They are commemorated on 20 November.

Thessalonike was the daughter of a pagan priest. When her unbelieving father learned that his daughter had become a Christian, he beat her without mercy and drove her from the house, with no means of livelihood. Saints Auctus and Taurion tried to defend the Christian girl and to bring the hardened father to reason. The priest denounced them, and they were seized. After confessing their faith in Christ before the tormentors and enduring cruel tortures, the saints were beheaded with the sword. Soon after their martyrdom Thessalonike also died. Her body was buried with honour in the city of Amphipolis in Macedonia, together with the holy martyrs Auctus and Taurion.