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The Armenian Apostolic Church honors today the memory of Sts. Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Ovrestes and Mardarius.

Despite of their Greek names Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Ovrestes and Mardarius are Armenians from the city of Sebastia, where they have been subjected to persecutions and martyred during the reign of the kings Diocletian and Maximian. Christians were subjected to especially severe torments in the remote districts of the country – in Armenia Minor and Cappadocia, Qahana.am reports.

The military commander of the city of Satakh, Armenia Minor, burnt Eustratius on the fire because he had called Lisia, who persecuted Christians, heathen and idolater. Priest Auxentius, Eugenius – the friend of Eustratius, Mardarius - one of his servants, and a soldier named Ovrestes, who had a cross on his neck, were also subjected to severe torments and martyred.