Claudius of Aeg

The Holy Martyrs Claudius of Aegae, his brothers Asterius and Neon, and Theonilla suffered for Christ at Aegae in Cilicia in the year 285, in the time of the emperor Diocletian (284-311).

After their father's death, their stepmother, who did not want to give them their inheritance, betrayed them to the persecutors of Christians. The governor of Cilicia, named Licius, urged them to renounce Christ and worship idols and employed various tortures. The unyielding brothers were crucified. Saint Theonilla was hung up by her hair, flogged and had burning coals placed on her chest. When she departed to the Lord, her body was thrown into the sea.

The saints are commemorated on 29 October.