戴克里先在位期间,德奥多特在安西拉开设了一个小旅馆。尽管他已经成家,但是他一直遵循圣徒的话语:“那有妻子的,要像没有妻子”(致科林托人书一/林前/格前7:29)。德奥多特开设旅馆的目的就是为了帮助受压迫的基督徒。他的旅馆成了受迫害的基督徒的庇护所。逃往深山的基督徒,他秘密地给予帮助,收敛基督徒的尸体,并将其埋葬。当时,有七名少女因基督的缘故而被带到法庭受审,遭受了酷刑、嘲弄之后,最后被投入到湖中溺死。其中的一名少女在梦中向德奥多特显现,告诉他从湖中将她们的尸首取出,并埋葬。在一个漆黑的夜晚,德奥多特与一同伴前往湖边,以满足殉道者的遗愿;在天使的带领下,他们成功地找到了殉道者的尸首,并将其埋葬。但是后来这个同伴将德奥多特出卖,由此德奥多特被带到法官面前受审,并忍受了残酷的折磨。德奥多特忍受了各种酷刑,任人宰割的身体就如同不是他的一样,全身心仰望上帝。刽子手们将他折磨得遍体鳞伤,并用石头将他的满口牙齿全敲掉,最后下令将其斩首。当德奥多特被带到断头台前时,许多基督徒都在为他哭泣,而圣德奥多特却对他们说:“兄弟们,不要为我哭泣,要赞美我们的主耶稣基督,他帮助了我渡过了这磨难,并战胜了我的敌人。”说完这之后,他毅然将头放在断头台上。德奥多特殉道的时间为公元303年。一名司祭将这位殉道者的尸体在城边的一个小山上荣耀地进行了安葬。后来,在这个地方以圣德奥多特为名修建了一座教堂。
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