李锡尼是君士坦丁大帝的妹夫,并在君士坦丁大帝面前佯装是基督徒。李锡尼从皇帝那里接到了权柄,管理整个东部,起初秘密地,后来却公开地对基督徒进行迫害,并恢复敬拜偶像。李锡尼的妻子对此感到非常悲痛,但是却无法说服她的丈夫。李锡尼不但敬拜偶像,而且还陷入无节制的欲望之中,对自己的妻子不衷。期间,李锡尼欲想同皇后的侍女格垃菲拉有染。格垃菲拉将这一情况告诉皇后,于是皇后秘密地将她从尼科美底亚的皇宫中带出,逃到了本都省。格垃菲拉来到了阿玛塞亚城,在那里她受到了主教瓦西里和其他基督徒的热情接待。格垃菲拉非常高兴上帝挽救了她,由此,她给皇后写了一封信。皇后也非常高兴,并给阿玛塞亚的教会寄去了钱。不管怎样,后来,格垃菲拉寄给皇后的信落到了皇帝的太监手中,这个太监将这信交给了李锡尼皇帝。皇帝得知了格垃菲拉的下落后,立即下令将格垃菲拉和主教带回尼科美底亚。就在那时,格垃菲拉死了,士兵将主教带回了尼科美底亚,并将主教隔离、捆绑。在经过严刑拷打之后,这位有福之人遭到了斩首,并于公元322年被投入到大海中。通过上帝的使者的异像,在渔民的帮助下,主教的司祭在斯诺波镇找到了他的尸体。他们将尸体运回阿玛塞亚,并在那里主教曾经修建的一个教堂中荣耀地将其安葬。皇帝君士坦丁发动军队攻打李锡尼,李锡尼被击败,遭到擒获,被流放到了高卢,他曾经厌恶上帝的一生就在那里结束了。
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