Holy Martyrs Pasicrates and Valentine

Life

When the judge was urging Pasicrates to offer sacrifice to idols, and likewise the martyr's brother Papianus who had fallen away from Christ out of fear of torture, Pasicrates then placed his hand into the fire and cried out: "The body is mortal and is consumed by fire, but the soul is immortal and does not feel visible torments!" His mother greatly supported and encouraged him to endure to the end. He was beheaded together with Valentine; and both departed to the Kingdom of Christ, around the year 228.