The Passion of the Martyrs of Agaunum

Contents

1. 1Eucherius introduces his account of the martyrs of Agaunum, based on a tradition handed down.
2. 2Under Maximian the Theban legion, Christian soldiers from the East, refused to persecute Christians.
3. 3Maximian twice decimated the Theban legion at Agaunum, but the soldiers refused to persecute Christians.
4. 4Led by Maurice, Exuperius and Candidus, the legion tells Maximian they will serve him but not deny God or persecute Christians.
5. 5Maximian had the whole legion killed; the soldiers laid down their arms and died like lambs, following Christ.
6. 6The veteran Victor was killed for confessing Christ; only four names of the martyrs are known, but all are in the book of life.
7. 7Maximian died by strangling; when the martyrs' basilica was built, they appeared to a pagan smith, who became a Christian.
8. 8A paralysed noblewoman was healed at the martyrs' basilica, one of many daily miracles there.
9. 9Eucherius sends the account to a fellow bishop, names its sources (Isaac of Geneva, Theodore), and asks for prayers.