Being a courtier is never easy. But serving a pagan emperor by confessing Christ is life-threatening. Educated, noble, pleasant in communication Jakinth made a rapid career at the court of Emperor Trajan. He was a skilled military commander, educated and brave man. All was well, until one day, during a great feast, the emperor noticed that Jacinth did not eat sacrificial meat. This aroused Trajan’s suspicion, and he began to question Jakinth. He did not hide the truth and admitted that he was a Christian. In response, the emperor ordered him to be thrown into prison and fed only sacrificial meat. Jacinth resisted the temptation. On the 40th day he died of starvation.
The emperor forbade the burial of a Christian, ordering to throw the body to be eaten by animals. But friends of Jacinth from the community of Rome took his body from the animals, secretly transported him to Caesarea and buried there. For many years there were miracles, but over time the burial place was forgotten.
Memory
July 3
The Holy Land Charitable Foundation
Lives of Saints
