These Saints all contested in martyrdom during the reign of Decius (249-251)- Peter was from Lampsacus in the Hellespont. For refusing to offer sacrifice to the idol of Aphrodite, his whole body was crushed and broken with chains and pieces of wood on a torture-wheel; having endured this torment courageously, he gave up his soul.
Paul
and Andrew were soldiers from Mesopotamia brought to Athens with their
governor, there they were put in charge of two captive Christians, Dionysios
and Christina. The soldiers, seeing the beauty of the virgin Christina, attempted
to move her to commit sin with them, but she refused and, by her admonitions,
brought them to faith in Christ. They and Dionysios were stoned to death, and
Christina was beheaded.
Heraclius,
Paulinus, and Benedimus were Athenians, and preachers of the Gospel who turned
many of the heathen from their error to the light of Christ. Brought before the
governor, they confessed their Faith, and after many torments were beheaded.
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