SAINT HERACLIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF ATHENS

SAINT HERACLIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF ATHENS - 15 MAY

SAINT HERACLIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF ATHENS

S.S. Heraclius, Paulinus et Benedimus, M.M.

The Greek Menology* describes these holy martyrs, Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedimus (Menedemus), as citizens of Athens who excelled in their zeal for faith - so much that many of their fellow citizens professed Christianity at their persuasion. Eventually, they were reported for being Christians and summonsed before the judge. In court, they made a glorious confession, praising Christ as God and Creator of the universe. When they had patiently and without hesitation submitted to all the tortures on the rack, they were sentenced to death by fire, in which they sealed their faith with their disciples. According to others, the flame left them untouched, whereupon they were killed by the axe. They seem to have suffered by the third century at the latest (III. 453).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 653)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who celebrate the anniversary of the death of your holy martyrs Heraclius and companions, may by their intercession be delivered from all evils that threaten us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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