The Holy Martyr Eusignius.
Eusignius served as a soldier under
Emperor Maximian, Emperor Constantine the Great and under
Constantine's sons. He was present during the torturing of the holy
female martyr Basiliscus [May 22]. He saw myriads of angels and the
Lord Jesus Himself as He received the soul of this holy martyr from
the angels. Eusignius fought under Emperor Constantine and saw the
Cross which appeared to the emperor. He served in the army for sixty
full years and during the reign of Constantine's sons resigned from
military service and settled in Antioch, the place of his birth.
There, he lived a god-pleasing life in fasting, prayer and good
works. During the time of Julian the Apostate, two men who were
arguing on the street asked him to be their judge. He dispensed
justice to the correct one and the man at fault became angry and went
to the emperor and accused Eusignius of being a Christian. The
emperor summoned Eusignius to court but he strongly denounced the
emperor for his apostasy from the Faith and reproached him with the
shining example of Constantine the Great. The enraged Julian ordered
that he be beheaded. Eusignius was martyred at a ripe old age in the
year 362 A.D. and took up habitation in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Respectfully Taken From the:
"The Prologue of Ohrid"
by St. Nikolai of Zica, Serbia(Velimirovic)
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