Hesychius of Adrianople

Holy Martyr Hesychius of Adrianople suffered for the faith in Christ at Adrianople, in the persecution of the Emperor Maximian (305-311), together with Maximus, Theodotus and the Holy Martyr Asclepiodota. They are commemorated on 4 March (new style, a movable day).

The holy martyrs endured many sufferings. First they were hung on a tree and scraped with iron hooks. After that they were led with mockery from city to city and then given to the beasts. Preserved by the grace of God, they remained unharmed and received death only from the hands of their tormentors. The Holy Martyr Asclepiodota was at first beaten on the ground, then hung on a tree and stoned, after which her head was cut off.