Quintus of Phrygia

Saint Quintus, also called Cointus, the Wonderworker of Phrygia, was a confessor and wonderworker of the Orthodox Church, who lived in the third century and departed to the Lord about the year 285. The Church commemorates him on 2 March. He is counted a martyr for the tortures he endured, though he did not die of them.

He was born in Phrygia, to a Christian family, and learned piety there. Later he moved to Aeolis, where he gave alms to the poor and healed the sick. The governor of the region, Rufus, tried to force him to sacrifice to the Roman gods, in keeping with the decree of the emperor Aurelian. Rufus was seized by a violent affliction, and the saint healed him, as he did many others. In return Rufus loaded him with gifts and honours and set him free.

On the road to Pergamum, Quintus was seized by pagans of the city of Cyme, who began to torture him. Then a great earthquake came, which brought down the pagan temple and shattered all the idols within it. Terrified, his tormentors let him go.

After some time, at Pergamum, the magistrate Clearchus subjected him to torments again and broke his shins. The saint was healed and lived on for ten years, curing many in the name of Jesus Christ until his death. One source says only that he continued his ministry for many years afterward, without giving a number.