Eufsinius of Antioch, the martyr
He is a martyr from Antioch. He lived for 110 years, spending more than 60 of them in the army since the time of Constantinople Chlorus, father of Constantine the Great, and after him […]
Martyrdom and martyrs in the church
Testimony: Witness, testify means both the witness before the court and the one who gave his blood for Christ. The witness and the martyr are one in Arabic.
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
It is most likely that Polycarp was born around the year 69 to Christian parents. He was not Jewish by origin, which helps
Ignatius of Antioch
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: (Ignatius Theophorus, “the God-bearer”). He was a contemporary of Ignatius Evodius, and they may have shared the leadership of the Church of Antioch (Christians from