Byzantine Saints: Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus of Amasea (3 March)

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On March 3rd, the Church commemorates the heroic Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus of Amasea, who suffered for Christ in the early 4th century in Pontus, Asia Minor. These brave companions of St. Theodore the Recruit were imprisoned after his martyrdom and converted many pagans to the Christian faith through their preaching and unwavering courage. Under the cruel governor Asotus, they endured savage tortures — beatings, crucifixion, boiling tar, iron hooks, salt, vinegar, and mustard rubbed into their wounds. Yet Christ Himself appeared to strengthen them. When forced to sacrifice to Artemis, St. Eutropius prayed — and an earthquake destroyed the pagan temple. A voice from Heaven declared that a Christian church would one day stand there. On March 3rd, Saints Eutropius and Cleonicus were crucified. St. Basiliscus was later beheaded on May 22nd, his relics becoming a source of blessing and devotion. Their courage reminds us: True Christian masculinity is faithfulness under suffering. The crown of martyrdom is eternal life in Christ. May their prayers strengthen us to stand firm in our own trials. 0:00 – Introduction: Martyrs of March 3rd 0:21 – Who Were Eutropius, Cleonicus & Basiliscus? 0:43 – Imprisoned After St. Theodore’s Martyrdom 1:06 – Brought Before Governor Asotus 1:21 – Brutal Tortures Begin 1:33 – Christ Appears to Strengthen the Martyrs 2:00 – The Governor’s Compromise Offer 2:11 – The Temple of Artemis 2:29 – The Earthquake Miracle 2:46 – Heavenly Voice Declares a Future Church 2:54 – Boiling Tar & Miraculous Protection 3:20 – Final Tortures 3:38 – Crucifixion of Eutropius & Cleonicus 3:43 – The Martyrdom of St. Basiliscus 3:57 – Church Built in His Honor https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintOfTheDay #Catholic #Orthodox #ChristianMartyrs #March3 #LivesOfTheSaints #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #ChristianMasculinity #StEutropius #StBasiliscus

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• Suffering & Trials