During the persecutions of Christians in the 3rd century, a blessed woman named Rufina, fleeing from persecution, gave birth to her son Codrat in the mountains and soon passed away. By God's providence, the infant was miraculously kept alive and was nourished. Codrat spent his childhood and youth in the desert, where he met Christians and accepted the true faith. He learned to read and studied the art of medicine, but preferred solitude and prayer in the mountains.
By the order of the persecutor of Christians Decius, a military leader named Jason arrived in Corinth, who captured Codrat and his friends, throwing them into prison. The saint courageously defended his faith despite torture and supported other martyrs. Not achieving a renunciation, Jason ordered them to be thrown to the beasts, but the beasts did not touch them. The martyrs were tied to chariots and dragged through the city, subjected to humiliations. Eventually, they were sentenced to be beheaded. They asked for some time for prayer and then one by one approached the executioner.
Codrat's disciples also suffered for Christ: Dionysius was stabbed with a knife; Victorin, Victor, and Nikifor were crushed alive; Claudia had her hands and feet cut off; Diodor threw himself into the fire prepared for him; Seraphion was beheaded; Papia and Leonid were drowned in the sea. Many holy women also voluntarily went to suffer for Christ, imitating the men.
