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Our father among the [[saint]]s [[Hieromartyr]] '''Hieromartyr Asitus Bishop of Dyrrachium'''{{cleanup|Needs category and formatting}}Saint Astius [Shën Asti] succeeded St. Caesarius, who was the first [[bishopBishop]] of Dyrrhachium, the modern day city of Durres . Asitus was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durresmartyr]], Albania. During ed during the rein reign of the Roman emperor Emperor Trajan (98 to 117). His feast day is [[TrajanJune 4]], he was arrested by Roman governor Agricola, beaten and crucified. They then covered his body in honey, and left him to be tortured by bees and hornets. Several other saints joined him as martyrs, as they were considered his sympathizers, being put in chains and thrown in the Adriatic Sea to drown.

His feast Saint Astius [Shën Asti] was the bishop of Dyrrhachium, the modern day is July 7city of Durres [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durres], Albania. During the reign of Roman emperor Trajan, he was arrested by Roman governor Agricola, beaten with leaden rods and oxhide whips and crucified, but he did not renounce Christ. They then covered his body in honey, and left him to be tortured by bees and hornets. Several other saints joined him as martyrs, as they were considered his sympathizers, being put in chains and thrown in the Adriatic Sea to drown. ==Sources==*[http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net/cgi-bin/saints.cgi?view=961380587297 The Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium]*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=101608 Hieromartyr Astius the Bishop of Dyrrachium in Macedonia]  [[Category: Bishops]][[Category:2nd-century bishops]][[Category: Martyrs]]