Martyr · 2nd century
Martyr Hyacinth of Caesarea and Companions
Also known as Hyacinth of Caesarea
A young chamberlain at the court of Trajan who, found at prayer, refused to taste the meat offered to idols and was shut up in prison, where he chose to starve rather than eat of it, and so died for Christ.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints