Commemorated on April 28
The Martyrs Maximus, Dada, and Quinctilian suffered under the emperor
Diocletian (284-305), who issued a decree requiring everyone to offer
sacrifice to the pagan gods during the public festivals, and to put
Christians to death.
Tarquinius and Gabinius, the emperor’s
representatives in Dorostolum, made a sumptuous feast, attended not only
by the inhabitants of the city, but also people from the surrounding
villages.
After the festivities, someone reported to the emperor
that three brothers, Dada, Maximus and Quinctilian, did not obey the
imperial decree and withdrew themselves into the Ozovia forest. Soldiers
were sent after them, who caught the holy brothers at prayer and led
them forth for trial.
The governors interrogated the brothers,
who confessed themselves Christians. Tarquinius offered to make St
Maximus a pagan priest of Zeus, but the saint called Zeus a foul
adulterer and again confessed the True God.
Tarquinius attempted
to reason with Sts Dada and Quinctilian. They said that their brother
was well versed in the Holy Scripture and they would follow him in
everything. They threw the martyrs into prison, but they thought only of
the salvation of their souls. At midnight when the saints were asleep,
the devil appeared to them. When the martyrs woke, they beheld an angel
who said, “Fear not, for God your hope brings you to Himself. He is not
far from you and will sustain you.”
In the morning, Tarquinius
told the brothers that the gods had revealed their will to him in a
dream: they were to be put to death if they did not offer sacrifice. The
martyrs answered that the Lord had commanded them to endure torments
for His sake.
The tortures and interrogations continued for
several days from morning to evening. Finally, they sentenced the
martyrs to death, led them out under guard to their forest and beheaded
them with a sword.
SOURCE:
SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2012(with 2011's link here also and further, 2010, 2009 and even 2008!):
Hawaiian Icon received in Ireland for last stop on Western European trip
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The parish was joined by hundreds of faithful from other churches and
missions in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and even some from Great Britain.
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