Hyperichius of Samosata

Holy Martyr Hyperichius of Samosata suffered in the year 297, in the persecution of Diocletian (284-305), together with Romanus, James, Philotheus, Abibus, Julian and Parigorius. The Church commemorates him on 11 February (new style).

The seven suffered in the city of Samosata in Syria, on the Euphrates. They fearlessly exposed the folly of idol worship and were seized and given over to various harsh torments: their bodies were scraped with iron, with heavy iron fetters hung on their necks, then they were shut in prison and finally hanged, their heads nailed to a cross.