Life and Ministry
Myron served as a presbyter in Achaia, the Roman province encompassing southern Greece, where a Christian community had existed since the apostolic preaching of Paul in the mid-first century. He is remembered for his gentle character and his spiritual devotion to his congregation, who in turn deeply respected him.
By the account preserved at the Mystagogy Resource Center, a local governor named Antipater arrested worshippers during a celebration of the Nativity. When Myron spoke out in defense of his suffering flock, he was subjected to torture while the church building was destroyed. The OCA Synaxarion likewise records that he was arrested during worship and martyred. The sources present his defense of his spiritual children as an act of both kindness and spiritual fortitude under persecution.