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 left alive and was miraculously nourished. In his youth, Codrat met Christians who enlightened him with the light of true faith. He learned to read and studied the art of medicine, but preferred solitude and prayer in the desert.
By the order of the persecutor of Christians Decius, a military commander named Jason arrived in Corinth, who captured Codrat and his friends, throwing them into prison. During the interrogations, Codrat courageously defended his faith in Christ, for which he was subjected to torture. Not achieving his renunciation, Jason ordered the martyrs to be thrown to the beasts, but the beasts did not touch them. The saints were tied to chariots and dragged through the city, subjected to stoning by the crowd. In the end, they were sentenced to death by the sword.
The saints asked for a little time for prayer, after which one by one they approached the executioner. Codrat's other disciples also suffered for Christ: Dionysius was stabbed with a knife, Victorin, Victor, and Nikifor were crushed in a stone mortar, Claudia had her hands and feet cut off, Diodor threw himself into the fire, Seraphion was beheaded, and Papia and Leonida were drowned in the sea. Many holy women voluntarily went to suffer for Christ, imitating the men.
