Commemorated on September 19
In the Third Century, during the reign of Emperor Probus, when Atticus was governing Antioch, two Christians, Trophimos and Sabbatios, both eminent and honorable citizens, came to that city. They arrived just as a pagan festival and sacrificial offerings to the idol of Apollo were taking place at nearby Daphne. Atticus made every effort to ensure that all citizens took part in this festivity. When someone noticed that Trophimos and Sabbatios were not participating in the festivity, he told Atticus. Atticus brought them to trial, and when they refused to renounce Christ he subjected them to tortures, one after the other. After he beat and tortured Trophimos, Atticus sent him to Phrygia to Dionysios, an even crueler torturer of Christians.
Then Atticus took Sabbatios from prison and began to try him. When the torturer asked Sabbatios who he was and what his rank was, he replied, “My rank and dignity and homeland and glory and wealth is Christ, the son of God, Who lives forever and by Whose providence the universe exits and is governed.”
For that, he was beaten and torn and scraped with an iron implement until the bones showed through beneath his flesh. Under these tortures he reposed.
In Phrygia, the torturer Dionysios subjected Trophimos to great torture, then kept him in prison for even greater tortures. A certain senator Dorymedon, a secret Christian, came to the prison and ministered to Trophmimos. When the torturer learned of this he began to torture both of them in the same way, and finally thew them to wild beasts, but the wild beasts did not touch them.
Holy Dorymedon even shouted at the she-bear, pulling her ears so that she would tear him apart, but in spite of all that, the bear became gentler. In the end, the torturer ordered that Saints Trophimos and Dorymedon be beheaded with the sword.
The souls of both of these hold martyrs now reign in heaven. Glory be unto God!
Troparion β Tone 8
God praised in Trinity has glorified a trinity of martyrs: / Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon. / By their faith, they overthrew the adversary. / Through their prayers, O Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Kontakion β Tone 8
As the foundation of athletes and the confirmation of piety / the Church honors and glorifies your brilliant suffering, / wise and glorious Trophimus, ever-praised and blessed athlete. / Together with your fellow sufferers, ask cleansing for those who hymn you, / for you are invincible.