Mianus of Nicomedia

Holy Martyr Mianus of Nicomedia, also called of Candava, was one of the four martyrs Theodore, Mianus, Julian and Kion, who lived in the time of the emperor Maximian (305-311) and came from the village of Candava, near Nicomedia.

For confessing faith in Christ they were seized and tortured. First their bodies were scored with sharp iron claws, then they were shut in a bath heated to great heat. So that they could not flee, the doors were locked and sealed with the emperor's ring, but an angel of God brought them out. The soldiers seized them again and led them outside the city to be killed. At their request the saints were given time to pray, and then they gave their souls to the Lord with joy. Their bodies were cut into pieces and thrown into the fire.

The Azbyka page says nothing particular of Mianus beyond the suffering of the whole company. He is commemorated on 17 September, in the new style.