Holy Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus

Life

Little is known of the lives of these two holy men, but their suffering for Christ is known from a homily of Chrysostom in their praise. They were soldiers in the time of Emperor Julian the Apostate. At a military banquet, in conversation with others, they condemned the emperor for persecuting Christians. Someone reported this to the emperor, and the emperor cast them into prison. Certain men of the emperor visited them with the intention of turning them from the true faith, telling them that many of their comrades had already renounced Christ. To this they valiantly replied: "For that very reason we must stand courageously and offer ourselves as a sacrifice on account of their apostasy." They were beheaded by the sword in the darkness of night. But their relics were found and proved to be wonderworking.