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Back in Egypt the persecutions continued and the newly appointed governor Syrianos tortured and executed anyone mentioning the name of Jesus.
A pious Christian woman named Athanasia was arrested along with her three young daughters – TheokitistaTheoctista, age fifteen, TheodotiaTheodota, age thirteen, and Eudoxia, age eleven, in the town of Canopis. When learning this Ss. Cyrus and John came to the Canopis prison to encourage the women not to abandon their faith.
Needless to say the saints were arrested and tortured with beatings, whippings and burnings with lighted torches and boiling tar. This example of Christian courage and devotion strengthened the resolve of Athanasia, Theoctista, Theodota and Eudoxia who were also similarly tortured and beheaded only to be canonized as Saints of our Church.