Theodosius of Sirmium

Holy Martyr Theodosius of Sirmium suffered, together with the Holy Martyr Manuel, for faith in Christ, in the year 304, at Sirmium. Seeing how the pagans put Christians to death daily, they believed in Christ and resolved to suffer for their faith. Before the governor they boldly confessed themselves Christians, and the governor and those around him marvelled at their courage.

At the governor's order Manuel and Theodosius were shut in prison, with orders that they be strictly guarded. After a few days the governor ordered the saints brought out of the prison and tried to persuade them to renounce Christ and sacrifice to idols. But the holy martyrs stood firm in their confession. Then the governor ordered them hung from a tree and their bodies scraped with sharp iron hooks, then the martyrs were laid on sharpened tridents and, in the end, beheaded. Theodosius is commemorated on 9 April (new style). Their story was also written down by Saint Demetrius of Rostov.