St. Martyr Callisthene and her father Audactus of Ephesus

St. Martyr Callisthene and her father Audactus of Ephesus

The holy martyr Callisthene was born in Ephesus, and her father was the eparch Audactus. She was to marry the emperor Maximian Galerius (305-311), but her father would not consent to the match because the emperor was a pagan. Therefore, Audactus was deprived of his wealth and position, and was exiled to Melitene, Armenia where he was beheaded. Callisthene hid for a time in Nicomedia with a certain woman, and healed the woman’s daughter of an eye ailment. Intercession sought for vision problems RSoH