The holy martyrs Florus and Laurus were brothers in flesh and spirit, believing in Christ and pleasing Him with good deeds. They were stonemasons and learned from the pious men Proclus and Maximus. For the faith of their teachers, they were sentenced to death, and then they themselves. The occasion for their suffering was the construction of a pagan temple, to which they were sent by the governor of Illyria, Lykion.
During their work, the saints distributed wages to the poor and taught them the Christian faith. They healed the son of a pagan priest who had lost an eye, and after that, the priest Memertin and his son believed in Christ. The saints completed the temple, consecrating it for the glorification of the name of Jesus Christ, and destroyed the idols.
The provincial governor, learning of this, ordered the saints and their followers to be seized, sentencing them to be burned, while Florus and Laurus were thrown into a well. Many years later, their relics were found and transferred to Constantinople.
Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as martyrs and sufferers for Christ, and through their prayers, grace and mercy are sought, being delivered from troubles and misfortunes.
