Pasicrates, Valention and Julius

Holy Martyrs Pasicrates, Valention and Julius, with others, were Roman soldiers who suffered for Christ at Durostorum (today Silistra) around the year 302. The Serbian Church commemorates them on 25 May by the old calendar (7 June by the new), and in some lists they are also commemorated on 24 April.

When Pasicrates's brother Papian, who had denied Christ out of fear, came to him and began to urge him to renounce and stay alive, Saint Pasicrates answered him: "Go away from me, you are no brother of mine." Pasicrates and Valention were beheaded together. Julius said at the trial: "I am a veteran, twenty-⁠six years I have served the emperor faithfully; if until now I have been faithful to a lesser one, how can I not be faithful to the Greater," that is, the heavenly Emperor. Then Nicander was brought before the prefect Maximus. Nicander's wife encouraged her husband to die for Christ. "Foolish old woman," Maximus said angrily to her, "you want a better husband." The woman answered: "If you think so of me, order me to be killed now, before my husband." With Nicander, Marcian also died. His wife came to the place of execution with her son in her arms. Marcian kissed his son and prayed to God to care for him. Then they were beheaded. Romanian sources mention in the same suffering also Hesychius and Dasius.