The Seven Martyred Brothers Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros,
Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus and Longinus were Roman soldiers. During the
reign of Maximian (284-305) the Scythians attacked the Greeks. St
Orentius was ordered to fight against the Scythian champion Marothom,
who was distinguished for his special strength of body. He was also a
strong and brave warrior. Orentius was a Christian, as were his six
brothers, who were also serving in the imperial army. Calling on the
Lord for help, St Orentius defeated Marothom and so stopped the invasion
of the Scythians.
The emperor intended to offer sacrifice to the
pagan gods for this victory and he invited the victor, St Orentius, to
participate. The saint refused, explaining that he was a Christian, and
said that he vanquished the enemy by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Neither the promise of honors and riches, nor threats of punishment
could induce the saint to renounce Christ. The fierce and ungrateful
emperor gave orders to banish both the saint and his six brothers to the
Caucasus. During the journey all seven brothers died from hunger or
torture.
The first to die was St Eros on June 22 at Parembol;
after him St Orentius suffered martyrdom. They tied a stone around his
neck and cast him into the sea. The Archangel Raphael took him from the
water to dry land at Riza, on the south shore of the Black Sea, where
the holy martyr surrendered his soul to God. St Pharnacius went to the
Lord on July 3 at Kordila.
Sts Firmus and Firminus died on July 7
at Aspara, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea. St Cyriacus departed
this transitory life at Ziganeia on July 14, and St Longinus died on the
ship on July 28. Battered by a storm, the ship went aground at
Pitindeia (Pitsunda), where the body of the holy martyr was buried.
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