Eutychius of Nicomedia

Holy Martyr Eutychius of Nicomedia was one of the courtiers of the Emperor Diocletian, together with the holy Bassus, Eusebius and Basilides. While they were witnesses to the sufferings of Bishop Theopemptus of Nicomedia, commemorated on 5 January, for faith in Christ, they believed and received Holy Baptism.

For this they were put to torture and killed. Bassus was buried in the ground up to his middle and hacked with an axe, Eusebius was hung head down and split in two, Eutychius was bound by hands and feet to posts and torn to pieces, and Basilides had his belly cut open with a knife. They suffered in the year 303.

They are commemorated on 2 February (new style).