Saints
Nearchus and
Polyeuctus were third-century
Roman army officers in
Armenia. Their
saints’ story is told in
Menalogion of Metaphrastes. Nearchus was
Christian, but
Polyeuctus was not. The men had a strong desire to spend eternity together, so
Polyeuctus converted from
paganism to
Christianity. With a convert’s zeal he attacked a
pagan procession. He was
beheaded for his crime. Shortly before he was executed, he spoke his
last words to Nearchus: “Remember our secret vow.” Nearchus was later burned alive. == References ==