Domninus of Thessaloniki

Holy Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica lived in the third and fourth centuries and suffered in the time of the emperor Maximian (Galerius). He was born at Thessalonica, in the Roman Empire, into a Christian family. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on 14 October (1 October by the old calendar), and the Catholic Church on 30 March.

Later he himself preached Christianity at Thessalonica and led a righteous life. When the emperor Galerius (305 to 311) came to Thessalonica to build a palace in the city, Domninus was arrested by the emperor's order for his Christian faith and was asked to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. Because he refused, he was subjected to torments. Seeing the saint's firmness, the emperor ordered him to be taken outside the city and his legs cut off to the knees. After seven days, with bleeding wounds and without food, the saint gave thanks to God, whom he had loved with all his soul, finished his martyrdom and died.