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From among the saint commemorated on the 13th of October, we especially remember the life and works of the
Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus and Agathonica, at Pergamum.
The Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonike suffered at Pergamum
during the persecution of Decius in the third century. The governor of the district where the saints lived discovered that Carpus and Papylus did not celebrate the pagan
festivals. He ordered that the transgressors be arrested and persuaded to accept the Roman pagan religion. The saints replied
that they would never worship false gods. The judge then ordered them to be bound in iron chains and led through the city,
and then to be tied to horses and dragged to the nearby city of Sardis. Agathodorus and Agathonike voluntarily followed after Carpus and Papylus. Saint Agathonike was
choked to death with ox sinews and Saints Carpus, Papylus and Agathodorus were beheaded in Sardis. During his life Saint Papylus was known for his gift of curing the sick. Since
his martyrdom, he has granted healing to all who pray to him with faith.
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