Theodotus of Adrianople

Holy Martyr Theodotus of Adrianople suffered together with the Holy Martyrs Maximus and Isychius and the Holy Martyr Asclepiodota, for faith in Christ, at Adrianople, in the persecution of the Emperor Maximian (305 to 311). The name Theodotus means in Greek "Given by God."

The holy martyrs endured many sufferings. First they were hung from a tree and scraped with iron hooks. After that they were led with insults from city to city, and then given to beasts to be devoured. Guarded by the grace of God, the martyrs remained unharmed. The end of martyrdom they received only from the tormentors. The holy martyr Asclepiodota was first beaten on the ground, then hung from a tree and pelted with stones, after which she too received a martyr's death.

Theodotus is commemorated on 4 March (new style), on a movable day. Their story was also written down by Saint Demetrius of Rostov.