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The Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete (Feast Day - December 23) SYNAXARION On the twenty-third of this month [December], we commemorate the Holy Ten Martyrs who were martyred in Crete. Verses The ten cattle of the Arch-shepherd Christ, Enter beheaded into the fold of the Martyrs. On the twenty-third ten men from Crete were beheaded. These Saints lived during the reign of Emperor Decius (249-251), and were from the island of Crete, though not from a single city, but from its various cities and…

Decius was the 34th emperor in 249-251. A governor and consul, he was a military commander before seizing the throne from Philip. With Philip dead, and Decius approaching Rome, the Senate declared him emperor. Decius is known for issuing an edict requiring sacrifice to ancestral gods; Pope Fabian refused and was executed for it in 250. In the later year of his reign, he co-ruled with his older son. They were both killed in the Battle of Abritus against the Goths. He left one son, Hostilian.

Martyrs Atticus, Agapius, Eudoxius, Carterius, Istucarius (Styrax), Pactobius (Tobias), and Nictopolion suffered during the reign of Emperor Decius in the city of Sebaste (320 AD). They were warriors who admitted to being Christian. After various torments they were burned. They are celebrated November 3.

Located on the northern slopes of Mount Pion, near Ephesus, The Grotto of Seven Sleepers has been discovered by both Christians and Moslems with a growing interest. According to the Christian legend seven young men were walled in during the reign of Decius (250) and yet were seen alive in the streets of Ephesus during the reign of Theodosius II some years after the Council of Ephesus (431). In the Koran, the sleepers slept 309 years. A church has been built above this Grotto by Christians.

Located on the northern slopes of Mount Pion, near Ephesus, The Grotto of Seven Sleepers has been discovered by both Christians and Moslems with a growing interest. According to the Christian legend seven young men were walled in during the reign of Decius (250) and yet were seen alive in the streets of Ephesus during the reign of Theodosius II some years after the Council of Ephesus (431). In the Koran, the sleepers slept 309 years. A church has been built above this Grotto by Christians.

Located on the northern slopes of Mount Pion, near Ephesus, The Grotto of Seven Sleepers has been discovered by both Christians and Moslems with a growing interest. According to the Christian legend seven young men were walled in during the reign of Decius (250) and yet were seen alive in the streets of Ephesus during the reign of Theodosius II some years after the Council of Ephesus (431). In the Koran, the sleepers slept 309 years. A church has been built above this Grotto by Christians.

Este boceto fue diseñado por Rubens para una serie de tapices sobre la vida del cónsul romano Publio Decio (siglo IV a. C.), según la narración de Tit...