Martyr Ia and 9,000 Martyrs with her, of Persia (11 September)
The Holy Martyr Ia was arrested along with 9,000 Christians by the Persian emperor Sapor II, and they were all brought to the Persian city of Bisada. The chief of the Persian sorcerers demanded that the saint renounce Christ, but she remained unyielding and so she was tortured. Then Saint Ia was thrown into prison. She was beheaded after repeated tortures.
According to Tradition, the sun was darkened at the time of her martyrdom, and the air was filled with a sweet fragrance.
Ia was denounced by idolatrous priests and suffered for the Lord in Persia during the reign of Sapor II, in 363 A.D. According to tradition, the sun became dark at the time of her death, and all the air was filled with a wondrous fragrance. She is glorified by the Lord forever.
For September 10
In the depths of the earth Ia was cut down by a sword,
And she was brought to you Savior, as a sweet-scented violet.
For September 11