Память святого мученика Мертия

The holy martyr Mertius was a warrior under Diocletian. During the campaign against the Moors 512, the commander began to force him to sacrifice to idols. Saint Mertiy refused to obey, for which he was given over to the most severe tortures, which he endured so courageously that the tormentor, struck by horror and surprise, fell into a frenzy: the torment continued until there was not a whole place left on the saint’s body; it was all covered with scars from blows and wounds. Then thrown into prison, the martyr of Christ languished here for eight days from hunger and the cruelty of his jailers. After that, having prayed to the Lord, the holy sufferer exclaimed: “Into Your hands, Son of God, I commend my spirit” - and went to Christ, for whose sake he suffered valiantly. The Moors are a people in Africa who belonged to a black tribe. You might be interested in: