Under Diocletian and Maximian a detachment under Lysias was sent into Cappadocia both to stamp out the faith and to press strong men into the army; among them was Hieron of Tyana, a mighty husbandman who cared for his blind mother and would not serve.
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Imprisoned at Melitene with his companions, he strengthened them all to give their bodies freely for Christ, and to a man they confessed before the judge, save one who fell away. Hieron's hands were struck off and he was beheaded with the rest, about the year 298.
On the feast day Orthros sets the life of 33 Martyrs of Melitene before you, beside the day's fast and readings, free to read.
