Christian feast day: Asterius, Claudius, and Neon

Asterius, Claudius and Neon

Asterius, Claudius and Neon were a group of brothers who suffered martyrdom. During the persecutions of Diocletian, the three brothers were handed over to the proconsul of Cilicia, Lysias. They were martyred along with two women, Domnina and Theonilla a widow.