Saint Martyr Theodulia lived in the city of Anazarbus during the time of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximin. The governor of the city, Pelagius, a cruel persecutor of Christians, summoned her to trial, where she refused to worship the idols, declaring that she was a Christian. Pelagius, enraged, began torturing her, but Theodulia felt no pain thanks to the help of the Lord.
When she destroyed the idol of Adrian, Pelagius, in fear, begged her to restore the idol, promising to accept Christianity, but he did not keep his word. A man named Eladi approached her, who also tortured her, but seeing her steadfastness and prayers, he believed in Christ and accepted a martyr's death.
Theodulia was thrown into a blazing furnace, but remained unharmed. After that, she was tortured on a frying pan, but miraculously she suffered no harm. Many people, including the honorable citizens Macarius and Evagrius, believed in Christ, and all of them, with prayer on their lips, accepted a martyr's end, passing to eternal life.
