Julian of Nicomedia

Holy Martyr Julian of Nicomedia, also called of Kandavla, suffered in the time of the Emperor Maximian (305-311), together with Theodore, Myan and Chion. The Church commemorates them on 17 September (new style).

The four were natives of the village of Kiandava, near Nicomedia. For confessing faith in Christ they were seized and tormented. First their bodies were scraped with sharp iron claws, then they were shut in a very hot bath. So that they could not flee, the doors were locked and sealed with the imperial ring. But an angel of God brought them out. The soldiers seized them again and led them outside the city, to execution. At their request the saints were given time to pray, then they gave their souls to the Lord with joy. Their bodies were cut in pieces and thrown in the fire.