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He lived in the 4th Century at Nicomedia 60 miles from Istanbul. Adrian was an imperial officer of the Roman Empire at Nicomedia. During the severe persecutions of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian, he was so much impressed by the sufferings of Christians, he converted to Christian and declared that in the public. He was thrown into jail by the Roman Soldiers. His young Christian wife, Natalia visited him in the jail and maintained the communication. And, when Adrian was sentenced to death, no visitor was allowed to see him in the prison. But, Natalia bribed her way in to ask his prayers for her in the Heaven. When Adrian was cut limb by limb and put on fire with some other Christian martyrs, the rain put out the fire and, and the remains from his body were gathered by Christians and buried at a town " Argyropolis " on the Bosphorus. Later, Natalia went to that town, taking with her a hand of her husband which she had recovered from the execution. After her death, her body was buried among the other martyrs from Nicomedia. |
