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- Martyrs Chrysanthos and Daria, and those with them at Rome (283)
- Chrysanthos was the only son of Polemon, a prominent pagan in Rome.
As befit his status, he was given every opportunity for secular
learning, but seemed unable to acquire worldly wisdom. By God's
providence, copies of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles came into
his possession and, reading them avidly, he was enlightened and desired
above all to be a Christian. He found a priest, Carpophorus, who
instructed him in the Faith and baptised him. When his father
discovered Chrysanthos' conversion, he was angry and did everything he
could to turn his son back to paganism, using even threats and
imprisonment. When none of these measures worked, Polemon arranged for
his son to be married to a beautiful and learned young pagan woman named
Daria, hoping that affection for her would draw his son away from
Christ. But instead, Chrysanthus persuaded Daria of the truth of
Christianity, and she was secretly baptised.
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When his father died, Chrysanthus and his wife began to confess Christ
openly and to live publicly as Christians. They were soon arrested and
grievously tortured for their faith. The torturer, whose name was
Claudius, was so moved by their endurance and patience that he himself
embraced the Faith, along with his whole household. For this they were
executed: Claudius by drowning, his two sons by beheading, and his wife
by hanging. Finally Chrysanthus and Daria were buried alive in a pit
and covered with stones. This was during the reign of the Emperor
Numerian.
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