A young man, a courtier of Emperor Trajan and a secret Christian. When once the emperor, with all his courtiers, offered sacrifices to idols, Hyacinth did not appear at the ceremony. Therefore, he was brought to trial before the emperor, who advised him to renounce Christ and offer sacrifices to idols. The torturers, after beating, spitting on and scraping him, finally threw him into prison. The emperor ordered that nothing be given to him to eat except idol sacrifices. Hyacinth would not eat it and after eight days he reposed in the Lord. The jailers saw two angels in Hyacinth's prison: one covered the body of the young martyr with his bright clothes, and the other placed a beautiful wreath on his head. Saint Hyacinth gave up his soul to the Lord in the year 108.
Saint Anatoly, Patriarch of Constantinople. Venerable Alexander. Venerable Isaiah the Hermit.