Saint Ephesus

Having become a Christian, Ephesus felt the need not only to worship, but to make others worship what he had once blasphemed; the opportunity soon presented itself for him to employ his zeal for Jesus Christ. Having learned, upon his arrival in Italy, that a savage tribe, enemy to God and men, was inf esting the island l'île de Sardaigne Island of the exile and martyrdom of Saint Pontian. of Sardinia, and was insulting religion as well as morals there, he immediately resolved upon an expedition and a landing in those desolate regions. Having encountered the enemies he sought in the province of Nora, his prayers more than his weapons obtained for him a complete victory over them. Then, gathering those whom defeat had scattered, he won them over to Jesus Christ. His mission in this province being completed and cons olidated Cagliari City in Sardinia where the saint died and where he is invoked against fever. , he headed towards Cagliari, the capital of the island, to combat the cult of idols there and to make those whom he would find engaged in its fatal bonds renounce their error.

But accusatory letters soon came to inform Diocletian of the use the governor of Italy was making of his power, his treasures, and the fleet that obeyed him. He sent Flavian to demand an account from him. Flavian employed torture, as always, to bring him back. After having suffered for a long time without even complaining, the Saint asked to be led to the temple of Apollo. Finally he is defeated, said the pagans. He was led there: he threw himself on his knees and began to pray before the edifice, which soon collapsed with a crash from the roof to the foundations. The governor, fearing the effect of such wonders on the minds of the spectators, immediately had his head cut off. — Saint Ephes us is the Pa Saint Éphèse 3rd-century martyr, a converted imperial envoy and apostle of Sardinia. tron of Cagliari; the inhabitants of this city still celebrate every year the deliverance of their city, on the anniversary of the day when a storm drove away the French fleet that had come to attack them, in 1798. He is also honored in Pisa.

But accusatory letters soon came to inform Diocletian of the use that the governor of Italy was making of his power, his treasures, and the fleet that obeyed him. He sent Flavian to demand an account from him. Flavian used torture, as always, to bring him back. After having suffered for a long time without even complaining, the Saint asked to be led to the temple of Apollo. Finally he is defeated, said the pagans. He was led there: he threw himself on his knees and began to pray before the edifice, which soon collapsed with a crash from the roof to the foundations. The governor, fearing the effect of such wonders on the minds of the spectators, immediately had his head cut off. — Saint Ephisius is the Patron of Cagliari; the inhabitants of this city still celebrate every year the deliverance of their city, on the anniversary of the day when a storm drove away the French fleet that had come to attack them in 1798. He is also honored in Pisa.