Martyr
The Magus
Commemorated as a martyr in the Russian calendar, under the name of the magus or sorcerer.
Life
Holy Martyr The Magus suffered in the persecution of the emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161), together with Holy Martyr Hermes, at some time between 138 and 161. He was a sorcerer, and the page gives no other name for him.
The governor Sebastian ordered the sorcerer to poison Saint Hermes. The poisoned drink did no harm to the saint, and a second cup, with a still stronger poison, did not kill him either. The sorcerer believed, repented before Christ the Saviour and was at once beheaded, baptized in his own blood and granted the crown of martyrdom.
He is commemorated on 13 June, in the new style. His name is not in today's Menologion of the Russian Church.
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