Saint Lucian of Antioch

Saint Lucian of Antioch, also known as Lucian of Drepana, Lucian of Nicomedië, Lucian of Nicomedia, Lucian the Martyr, Lucian of Samosata, Luciano, and Lucianus, was born in the mid-3rd century in Samosata, Syria. After the death of his wealthy parents, Lucian renounced his possessions and dedicated his life to the study of rhetoric, philosophy, and Scripture under the guidance of Macarius at Edessa....