The holy martyrs Melasippus, Casinia, and Antoninus suffered under Julian the Apostate in the city of Ancyra. Antoninus was imprisoned, while Melasippus and Casinia endured cruel tortures: they were hanged, stripped, and burned with fire. Saint Melasippus lost his legs up to the knees, and Saint Casinia lost her breasts. During the tortures, Antoninus, seeing the sufferings of his parents, began to comfort and kiss the severed parts of their bodies. After the tortures, Melasippus and Casinia surrendered their souls to the Lord. Antoninus, spitting in Julian's face, was hanged and subjected to new tortures: his shins were broken, and then he was placed on a heated grill. The saint remained unharmed even after his head was cut off. They tried to burn him in an oven and throw him to the beasts, but he remained unharmed. Forty youths, who witnessed the tortures, believed in Christ and were beheaded. In the end, Saint Antoninus was laid on an iron bed and beaten with rods, after which his head was cut off.
