Saint Martyr Aza, who was a soldier in Isauria during the reign of Diocletian, left his earthly military rank to serve the Heavenly King and withdrew into the desert. There he performed miracles and healed the sick. Captured by the governor of Isauria, Aquilinus, he taught the soldiers the Christian faith, and many of them believed, wishing to receive baptism. The saint, turning to God, performed a miracle, after which the soldiers confessed themselves Christians. The governor, wishing to intimidate others, subjected Aza to cruel tortures, but the saint remained unharmed. The wife and daughter of the governor also believed in Christ, for which they were beheaded along with 150 soldiers who had come to faith. In the end, Saint Aza was subjected to new tortures and was beheaded.
