4th century
Saint Eupsychius of Caesarea
A newly married young man of Caesarea who tore down a pagan idol under Julian the Apostate and was beheaded for it.
Biography
Eupsychius was a newly married young man of Caesarea in Cappadocia during the reign of Julian the Apostate. When the emperor set up an idol of the goddess Fortune in the city, Eupsychius and other bold young men went and tore it down.
When arrested, he declared that Julian had no right to impose idolatry on a Christian city, knowing beforehand that the sentence would be severe. His companions were tortured and exiled, while he, as the leader of the act, was beheaded.