The holy martyr of Christ, Eustathius, who served in the army, was captured and brought before the governor of the city of Ankara, Cornelius. During the interrogation, he boldly confessed Christ, for which he was brutally beaten, his heels were pierced, and tied with a rope, he was dragged from Ankara to the river Sangri. The governor, watching the sufferings of the saint, eventually placed him in a box and threw him into the river. However, by God's will, an angel appeared, who brought the box to the shore. The saint, being in the box, sang: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High” (Ps. 91:1). Seeing this, the governor, feeling ashamed, killed himself with a sword. The saint prayed to God, received the Divine Mysteries, brought to him from heaven by a dove, and surrendered his spirit into the hands of the Lord. His holy relics were buried in Ankara.
