Evagrius of Anazarbus

Holy Martyr Evagrius of Anazarbus was a notable citizen who believed in Christ after the wonders worked through the Holy Martyr Theodulia, in the time of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian, and received the crown of martyrdom with her.

Theodulia was brought to trial before the governor Pelagius, who tried to force her to bow to idols. She confessed herself a Christian and, at the temple of Hadrian, breathed on the idol, which crumbled to dust. The jailer Helladius tortured her and then believed in Christ and was beheaded. Thrown into a blazing furnace, Theodulia remained unharmed, and on the heated pan a miracle occurred, in which Pelagius perished.

Seeing this, many believed in Christ, among them the notable citizens Macarius and Evagrius. The pagans lit the furnace again and threw into it Theodulia, Macarius, Evagrius and many others who had believed, and they gave up their souls with prayer.

The Synaxarion commemorates Theodulia, Evagrius and the others on 18 February (new style).