(ABOUT A.D. 258.)
[Inserted in the Menologium of the Emperor Basil Porphyrogeneta,
also in the Roman Martyrology. Authority:--A Greek life published by
Bollandus, of uncertain date, and very questionable authority.]
In the persecution of Decius many Christians fled to the mountains and
deserts until the tyranny was overpast. Amongst these was a woman who
was expecting her confinement; she hid in a wild place amongst the
rocks, and there brought forth a child whom she named Codratus. He was
brought up in the desert during his infancy, and growing to maturity,
was joined by other young men desirous of a retired life. They were
taken before the governor Jason, at Corinth, and were executed.