Today we celebrate the Holy Hieromartyr Theopemt and the martyr Theona

When Diocletian proclaimed the persecution of Christians, Bishop Theophemus of Nicomedia was the first to suffer for Christ. They brought him before the king, and the king threatened him with death if he did not renounce Christ. To this threat the brave bishop responded: "It is written: do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and the soul can not be killed. "You king, you have power over my body, do with it what you will." He was severely beaten, starved, and tortured in various ways. Finally, the emperor summoned a magician, Theona, to inflict some magic on the man of God. Theona dissolved the strongest poison in water and gave it to Theophemus to drink. He crossed the glass and drank the poison. When Theona saw that his poison did not harm Theopemta at all, she turned to the emperor and exclaimed, "I too am a Christian and I worship the Crucified One." They were both sentenced to death. Theopemt was killed with a sword, and Theona was buried alive in 298. They suffered honestly and became citizens of the Kingdom of Christ.

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