Today we honor the holy martyrs Minas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus.
The martyr Minas was a pagan, originally from Athens. After he was educated, he realized that polytheism was a fiction and a delusion. This was also evident in the studies of philosophers. Therefore, Minas set about studying the Christian scriptures. In them he found truths that filled his soul with light and hope. Thus, Minas became a Christian, writes BTA.
Later, at the end of the 3rd century, during the reign of Maximian, he was appointed governor of Egypt without the emperor knowing that he was a Christian. But when Maximian ordered the persecution of Christians throughout the empire, Menas not only did not fulfill the order, but even helped the Christian community to multiply. The governor himself, with his deeds of mercy and love for people, testified to faith in Christ.
These successes of Christianity in Alexandria greatly irritated the pagans. They hurried to bring to Maximian about the actions of Menas, and he immediately sent a new governor to the city, the Athenian scholar Hermogenes. In fulfillment of the order, Hermogenes captured Menas and subjected him to cruel torture, and finally locked him in a cell to die there from his wounds.
After some time, however, when Hermogenes sent to check whether and when Menas had died, it was found that not only had he not died, but that his wounds had also healed. This miracle, inexplicable to the governor, helped him to see the greatness of the Christian God and His power, against which the efforts of the persecutors could achieve nothing.
Hermogenes, who out of pure curiosity had already become acquainted with the teachings of Jesus Christ, now, after his conversation with Minas, decided to become a Christian. His scribe Eugraphus followed him in this decision. The two were instructed in the faith by the martyr Minas and prepared for their "blood baptism".
Indeed, soon all three were beheaded and have since been revered as martyrs for the faith.