Monday, November 3, 2025

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

The 7,000 Martyrs of Isfahan Read more

The 7,000 Martyrs of Isfahan

Saint Acindynus suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Saints Pegasias, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution against Christians, envious pagans denounced them to him. Summoned to Sapor’s presence for trial, the...
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