Ace\u0219ti sfin\u021bi mucenici, fiind din diferite locuri \u015fi \u0163\u0103ri, se adunar\u0103 \u00een Cizic \u015fi, neb\u0103g\u00e2nd \u00een seam\u0103 cumplita prigoan\u0103 \u00eempotriva cre\u0219tinilor, pream\u0103reau \u0219i propov\u0103duiau pe Hristos cu toat\u0103 \u00eendr\u0103zneala, mustr\u00e2nd f\u0103r\u0103 fric\u0103 r\u0103t\u0103cirea cinstirii zeilor. Apoi \u00eendemnau pe cei orbi\u0163i cu necredin\u0163a s\u0103 vad\u0103 adev\u0103rul.<\/p>\n
V\u0103z\u00e2nd una ca aceasta necredincio\u0219ii, \u00eei prinser\u0103 \u0219i duser\u0103 dinaintea conduc\u0103torului cet\u0103\u021bii Cizicului. Iar\u0103 ei st\u0103teau \u00eenaintea st\u0103p\u00e2nitorilor p\u0103g\u00e2ni cu d\u00e2rzenie \u00een suflet, av\u00e2nd inimile lor aprinse cu focul dragostei \u0219i r\u00e2vnei c\u0103tre Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n
Pentru aceasta, fur\u0103 supu\u0219i la felurite chinuri \u015fi pedepse, fiind arunca\u0163i \u00een temni\u0163\u0103 \u015fi iar\u0103\u015fi sco\u015fi \u015fi chinui\u0163i, ca s\u0103 se lepede de Hristos \u015fi s\u0103 jertfeasc\u0103 idolilor.<\/p>\n
\u00cens\u0103 osta\u015fii lui Hristos nicidecum nu se dep\u0103rtau de Domnul. Iar\u0103 dup\u0103 alte munci, li se t\u0103iar\u0103 capetele \u015fi tot \u00een acel loc li se \u00eengropar\u0103 \u015fi trupurile.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2\u0163iva ani, \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ind sf\u00e2ntul \u00eemp\u0103rat Constantin (pomenit la 21 mai), \u00eencet\u0103 prigonirea \u015fi r\u0103s\u0103ri lumina dreptei credin\u0163e \u00een toat\u0103 lumea.<\/p>\n
Atunci \u00een Cizic, binecredincio\u015fii cre\u015ftini sco\u0163\u00e2nd de sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt trupurile celor nou\u0103 sfin\u0163i mucenici \u015fi g\u0103sindu-le nestricate, le puser\u0103 \u00een racl\u0103 nou\u0103 \u0219i zidind o biseric\u0103 \u00een numele lor, aduser\u0103 \u00eentr-\u00eensa comoara cea de mare pre\u0163.<\/p>\n
Apoi s-au f\u0103cut multe minuni \u015fi t\u0103m\u0103duiri prin sfintele lor moa\u015fte: diavolii erau izgoni\u0163i, g\u00e2rbovii se \u00eendreptau \u015fi bolile de friguri cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fire se t\u0103m\u0103duiau.<\/p>\n
Un vestit b\u0103rbat s-a izb\u0103vit de idropic\u0103 (acumulare de ap\u0103 a trupului), ating\u00e2ndu-se de vestita racl\u0103 a sfin\u0163ilor.<\/p>\n
Mul\u0163ime de popor necredincios v\u0103z\u00e2nd t\u0103m\u0103duirile de diferite boli ce se f\u0103ceau la sfintele moa\u015fte ale mucenicilor, se \u00eentoarser\u0103 spre Hristos \u0219i, nu dup\u0103 mult\u0103 vreme, aproape toat\u0103 cetatea primi sf\u00e2nta credin\u0163\u0103 \u00een Hristos sf\u0103r\u00e2m\u00e2nd idolii \u015fi capi\u015ftile idole\u015fti, ridic\u00e2nd \u00een locul biserici lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n
\u0218i astfel \u00eenflori \u00een cetatea Cizicului dreapta credin\u0163\u0103, cu minunile \u015fi rug\u0103ciunile sfin\u0163ilor, cei nou\u0103 la num\u0103r, care se odihnesc acolo.<\/p>\n