Martyr
Martyr Mian (Ammianus) of Kandabala
нач. IV в. (при имп. Максимиане)
Also known as: Аммиан Никомидийский
Martyr Mian (Ammianus) of Kandabala — one of a group of martyrs from the village of Kandabala near Nicomedia, miraculously delivered by an angel from a superheated bathhouse and later executed under Emperor Maximian.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the Life survives almost exclusively as a brief joint commemoration of the group, without individualized details about Mian specifically apart from his companions — this honestly reflects the scarcity of the primary source, not a gap in research.
Saint Martyr Mian (Ammianus), together with his companions Theodore, Julian, and Kion (in some Greek prologues either identified with or distinguished from a fifth martyr, Kentirios/Oceanus), came from the village of Kandabala (Kyandavy) near Nicomedia. Seized for confessing Christ during the persecution of Emperor Maximian, they were tortured — their bodies raked with sharp iron claws — then locked in a superheated bathhouse sealed with the emperor's own signet to prevent anyone from freeing or rescuing them; but an angel miraculously led them out unharmed.
Recaptured by soldiers, they were led outside the city, where, given time to pray, they prayed joyfully, and were then executed; their bodies were cut into pieces and burned.
Their feast is kept on September 4/17.