Theophilus

Holy Martyr Theophilus lived in the time of the Emperor Diocletian (284-304), together with Saint Trophimus and thirteen other martyrs. They remained faithful to the confession of the Lord Jesus Christ and went through a series of torments: they were stoned, their flesh was torn with iron instruments, and their wounds were burned with lit candles. Because they were still alive and their mouths still repeated the Christian confession, they were beheaded. They are remembered on 21 July, in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style).