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E06781: The 'epic' Greek Martyrdom of *Artemios (martyr of Antioch under the emperor Julian, S01128) recounts the martyrdom of the dux of Alexandria, Artemios, and the translation of his relics to Constantinople, and mentions the torture and exile of *Eugenios and Makarios (confessors/martyrs under Julian, S02560). Written, probably in Constantinople in the 5th-6th century.
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posted on 2018-10-08, 00:00 authored by NikolaosMartyrdom of Artemios (BHG 169y-z)
Brief summary:
The impious apostate emperor Ioulianos arrives in Cilicia and, after persecuting Christians in Tarsus and Aegae, arrives in Antioch. The priests Eugenios and Makarios are tortured. At the same time, the pious Artemios is promoted to doux of Alexandria, with an authority extending also to Syria. Artemios, however, expresses his conviction that Iοulianos owes his rule to Satan. The enraged emperor strips Artemios of his office and subjects him to torture, trying in vain by various devices to convince him to renounce Christianity.
While Artemios is imprisoned, Eugenios and Makarios are exiled to Augasis, where they die forty days later, on December 20. At length Artemios is summoned again to the emperor and, after refusing to sacrifice, is tortured by being crushed between two halves of a large rock so that his eyes fall out. When the saint remains unyielding, the emperor orders him to be executed. Artemios says a final prayer and is killed by the sword on 20 October. A female deacon, Ariste, places the relics in a casket and sends it to Constantinople for the purpose of building a church there. Artemios' martyrdom took place at Daphne outside Antioch.
Text: Bidez - Winkelmann 1981, 166-175.
Summary: N. Kälviäinen.
Brief summary:
The impious apostate emperor Ioulianos arrives in Cilicia and, after persecuting Christians in Tarsus and Aegae, arrives in Antioch. The priests Eugenios and Makarios are tortured. At the same time, the pious Artemios is promoted to doux of Alexandria, with an authority extending also to Syria. Artemios, however, expresses his conviction that Iοulianos owes his rule to Satan. The enraged emperor strips Artemios of his office and subjects him to torture, trying in vain by various devices to convince him to renounce Christianity.
While Artemios is imprisoned, Eugenios and Makarios are exiled to Augasis, where they die forty days later, on December 20. At length Artemios is summoned again to the emperor and, after refusing to sacrifice, is tortured by being crushed between two halves of a large rock so that his eyes fall out. When the saint remains unyielding, the emperor orders him to be executed. Artemios says a final prayer and is killed by the sword on 20 October. A female deacon, Ariste, places the relics in a casket and sends it to Constantinople for the purpose of building a church there. Artemios' martyrdom took place at Daphne outside Antioch.
Text: Bidez - Winkelmann 1981, 166-175.
Summary: N. Kälviäinen.
History
Evidence ID
E06781Saint Name
Artemios, martyr of Antioch under the emperor Julian : S01128 Eugenios and Makarios, brothers and martyrs in Mauretania or Arabia under Julian : S02560Saint Name in Source
Ἀρτέμιος Εὐγένιος, ΜακάριοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdomLanguage
- Greek