During the Decian persecutions (AD 249-250) this Syrian family held fast to the faith, they were tortured, and eventually beheaded.
Not much else is known of them. We often seek more interesting details, sometimes however, it is worth remembering that many of the “saints” are just believers. That is to say – that’s what they might have said: “we simply trust in Christ”. There are no heroics, no exceptional fasts, no miracles, just steadfast confidence in the teachings of the Incarnate One.
” Just as the stars in heaven are fixed in place and distinct from one another, they are all well known, and they shine upon the whole sphere of the earth; and the same one Indians see, is not hidden from Scythians; on land it flashes and illuminates the sea, and guides those who sail; on account of the multitude we do not know the names of all of them, but because of their beauty, we are amazed at their brilliance. It is this way with each of the saints . . . ” [Proklos of Constantinople, Hom. 5.1 ]
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