Martyr
Martyr Eutropius of Amasea
†ок. 308
Martyr Eutropius of Amasea — together with his brother Cleonicus and Basiliscus, a kinsman of the Great Martyr Theodore Tyro, was imprisoned in Amasea after Theodore's death, where he converted fellow prisoners to Christ; after cruel torture under the governor Asclepiodotus, he was crucified around 308.
Martyrs Eutropius and Cleonicus, blood brothers, together with Basiliscus, a kinsman of the Great Martyr Theodore Tyro, were imprisoned in the city of Amasea in Pontus after Theodore Tyro's own martyrdom. While in prison, they continued to instruct their fellow captives in the faith and converted many to Christ. The governor Asclepiodotus, learning of this, subjected them to cruel torture — beating with ox-hide whips, scalding with boiling tar, tearing with iron claws; tradition holds that during their torments Christ appeared to them together with Theodore Tyro, strengthening them in their suffering. Eutropius and Cleonicus were crucified on March 3, while Basiliscus, separated from them, was later beheaded in the city of Comana on May 22. The memory of Eutropius and Cleonicus is kept on March 3/16.