At the time of Diocletian's persecution, he fled from Italy to Bithynia, Asia, in a place called Soreos, where he spent a long time in Christian struggle and built a church dedicated to the Holy Archangel Michael. He resided in the house of a good Christian, Cornelius, whom Autonomous consecrated first as a presbyter and then as a bishop. Not far from the town of Soreos was Limna, inhabited only by pagans. Saint Autonomy went to that place and soon enlightened many with the Gospel of Christ. This angered the pagans and one day they stormed the church of St. Archangel Michael in Soreos and during the service killed Autonom in the altar, and killed many other Christians in the temple. In the time of Emperor Constantine, a royal emperor Severian built a temple on the tomb of Saint Autonomous. Two hundred years after his death, Saint Autonomy appeared to a soldier named John. John dug up the relics of the saint and found them completely incorruptible. And many sick people received health from the holy relics. Thus God glorified him who glorified Him during his life on earth.