St Abaquil on this day

 John

 The three virgins Theodora (meaning God's gift), Theopisti "Theophana" (meaning God's faithfulness), and Theodosia (meaning God's glory)

 Her mother Athanasia (meaning immortal) was martyred

 St

 Abakir was a monk from an early age, and St

 John was a soldier in the emperor's personal guard

 They left  their hometown of Alexandria and settled in Antioch

 When Emperor Diocletian began his persecution of Christians, they confessed their faith in Christ the Lord  along with her virginity and her mother

 The emperor learned that they had come from Alexandria and returned them to the governor of Alexandria

 When they came to Alexandria and were brought before the governor, they confessed their faith in Christ the Lord

 He ordered her to have her beheaded

 St

 Athanasia comforted and strengthened her daughters, telling them that if she were to be martyred, she would become the bride of Christ

 First her virgins were beheaded, then her mother, then St

 Abakir and St

 John

 Their bodies were thrown down to the  beasts of the field and to the birds of the air

 However, some believers came at night to collect the bodies, put them in coffins, and hid them until the end of the persecution period.