Gaius of Sadon

Holy Martyr Gaius of Sadon, called also of Ancyra, was the nephew of the holy hieromartyr Eustochius and suffered with him, with Probius, Lollius and Urban, in the persecution of the emperor Maximian (286-310).

Eustochius had been a pagan priest, but, seeing the invincible courage of the Christian martyrs and the wonders they worked, he turned to Christ. He came to the bishop of Antioch, Eudoxius, received holy baptism from him and was ordained a priest. In the city of Lystra Eustochius brought his nephew Gaius to the way of salvation, and all his house, among them the youths Probius, Lollius and Urban. The emperor's soldiers seized Eustochius and brought him to trial. Torments did not shake his faith, so they sent him to the city of Ancyra in Galatia, to the governor Agrippinus. With him was sent also the new convert Gaius with his family. All of them, sparing neither women nor infants, were put to harsh torments, but the martyrs did not renounce Christ and were beheaded with the sword.

The saints are commemorated on 6 July.