The Holy Martyrs Peregrinus, Lucianus, Pompeius, Hesychius, Pappias, Saturninus, and Germanus were coming from Italy. They lived and martyred during the reign of the Emperor Trajan.
During the period of persecutions against Christians, they arrived in the city of Dyrrhachium, where they witnessed Saint Astius being crucified and tormented by a swarm of bees. Bowing in reverence before his martyrdom, speaking to him and praising him for his endurance, they were arrested by the soldiers.
During their interrogation, they confessed their faith in Christ. By order of the proconsul Agricola, they were led to the sea, where they were drowned. Their bodies were cast ashore by the waves and buried in the sand.
Ninety years later, the holy martyrs appeared to the Bishop of Alexandria, asking him to recover their bodies from the shore. The bishop buried them with honor and built a church in their memory.
