Istucarius of Sebaste

Holy Martyr Istucarius of Sebaste suffered in the time of the Emperor Licinius (according to other sources, in the time of Decius), together with Atticus, Agapius, Eudoxius, Catherius, Pactobius and Nictopolion. The Church commemorates them on 16 November (new style).

The soldiers Eudoxius, Atticus and Catherius endured various torments, by order of the dux Marcellus and the archon Auxanus, for preaching Christianity. Then they were shut in a prison, where they were scourged with oxhide thongs and had their teeth knocked out. At the same time the Christians Istucarius, Pactobius and Nictopolion were seized, who were beaten with rods and subjected to other tortures, and then burned together with the soldiers mentioned.