The holy martyrs suffered during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian from the governor Lysias. Valerian, Candid, and Akila were captured in the mountains of Trebizond, leaving their homes and possessions, preferring to live with beasts rather than with idolaters. They were sent to the land of Lassi, to the town of Pina, where they endured cruel tortures: they were beaten naked with thongs, hung up, and scraped with iron claws, while being scorched with burning candles. Divine power strengthened them amidst their sufferings, terrifying their tormentors. Saint Eugene, also captured, was subjected to severe beating for confessing Christ. In the idol's temple, after prayer, the idols fell and shattered. He was also cruelly tortured, but all four saints were cast into a fiery furnace and emerged unharmed, after which they were beheaded with a sword.
