Saint Martyr Ermonia, the daughter of Saint Apostle Philip, went to Asia to find Saint John the Theologian, but she met Petronius, a disciple of Apostle Paul, and became his student. She was skilled in the art of healing and healed many Christians. Emperor Trajan, learning of her Christian faith, tried to turn her away from Christ, but she steadfastly endured torture. After severe tortures, including piercing her feet and throwing her into a cauldron of boiling tar, she remained unharmed through prayer. When the torturer ordered a frying pan to be heated, he saw the saint standing on it as if on grass and exclaimed, 'Great is the God of the Christians!' Eventually, she was executed, but before her death, she prayed for her tormentors, who believed in the Lord. Her relics were placed in Ephesus, where miracles of healing occurred.
