The bond celebrates the day of remembrance of martyrs Goria and Samon, deacon Aviv, Roman the monk, the confessor the child and the warrior Yosik.
"Two friends Gori and Samon lived in a quiet and secluded place, not far from the city of Edessa, during the persecution of Christians under the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311). They did not want to live in the city because of the lawlessness that prevailed there and left the one diligently and worked there only day and night and did not work in it for faith. Sir, but they also ordered others to do so.
After learning of this, the governor of the Roman kings in Essaou, the governor Antoninus, immediately ordered to seize not only them, but also those who followed the teaching of God's word. The saints responded with a firm refusal to the offer to make a sacrifice to the gods, and confessed their faith in Christ. For this they were subjected to terrible torture: they were beaten, hung by their hands, with heavy weights tied to their feet, and thrown into a crowded dungeon. The saints endured everything with firmness and prayer to God. At night the martyrs were taken out of the city and their heads were beheaded (at the beginning of the 4th century).
Their holy remains were buried with honor by the faithful.
Many years later, the last pagan emperor Licinius (311-324) began to persecute Christians. During this period, a deacon named Aviv lived in the city of Edessa.
He went around the city teaching people the holy faith, convincing them to be brave in confessing Messiah. After learning about him, the mayor reported Aviv to King Licinius. The king immediately ordered to kill Aviv.
After receiving such an order, the mayor ordered to find St. Aviv. After learning of this, instead of hiding, Aviv left the house and himself found the soldiers who were sent to request him, without causing other Christians to suffer while searching for him. The saint confessed his faith in Christ and was condemned to burn. The martyr himself entered the fire and in prayer gave his spirit to the Lord (322). When the fire went out, the saint's mother and his relatives found his body intact.