Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neones and Theonilla of Aegae in Cilicia

Commemorated on October 29

The Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neones and Theonilla of Aegae in Cilicia suffered for Christ in the year 285 during the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284-311). After their father's death, the stepmother, who did not want to give the children their inheritance, betrayed them to the persecutors of Christians. The governor of Cilicia, who was named Licius, urged the martyrs to renounce Christ and instead to worship idols, and he employed various means of torture. They crucified the unyielding brothers, and St Theonilla was thrown into the sea after torture.


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