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- Martyrs Codratus (Quadratus) and those with him (258)
- 'In a time of persecution of Christians, many of the faithful fled
to the mountains and caves. The mother of this Codratus did so. She
was pregnant at that time, and gave birth to Codratus in a forest, dying
almost at once. He was kept safe and fed by the providence of God and
his guardian angel. Codratus grew up in solitude with nature. He who
gave manna from heaven to the Israelites in the wilderness released a
sweet dew from a cloud onto the mouth of the child Codratus. when he
was twelve years old, he went down to the town, and there some good
people took a fancy to him and educated him. He studied medicine and
then began to heal the sick, using both natural medicines and, more
importantly, the spiritual power and prayer which had been with him from
childhood. When a new persecution arose under Decius, Codratus was
taken for trial and thrown into prison. Five of his friends stood beside
him and confessed the name of Christ. They were: Cyprian, Dionysius,
Anectus, Paul and Crescens. They were all dragged through the streets
and struck with sticks and stones by the unbelievers, especially by the
children, until they arrived at the scaffold. Here the martyrs prayed to
God and were beheaded with the sword. A spring of water gushed out onto
the earth at the spot, which to this day is called by Codratus' name
and commemorates the heroic death for Christ of the holy six. They
suffered with honour for the truth in Corinth in the year 250, in the
time of the Emperor Decius and his governor Jason.' (Prologue)
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