有关玛尔克的遭遇,神学家圣格里哥利和有福的特奥多利特曾有过记载。根据记述,在君士坦丁大帝在位期间玛尔克捣毁了很多异教徒的庙宇,并皈依了很多人相信基督。当犹利安登上皇位不久之后就背叛了基督,阿雷图萨的居民也离弃了基督。他们起来反对玛尔克,因为他捣毁了他们的庙宇,现在玛尔克或是重建庙宇,或是进行赔偿。年迈的玛尔克一一拒绝了,因此,他遭到了鞭打,并在大街上被拖拉示众。之后,他们又用坚硬的细线将他的双耳割掉。而后将他脱光衣服,在他的身上涂抹上蜂蜜,并将他绑在树上,忍受夏日阳光的暴晒,让蚊虫和黄蜂来蛰他。玛尔克为基督的缘故忍受了一切痛苦,一声也没有吭。玛尔克虽然年迈,但是却荣光焕发,如同天使一般。异教徒将赔偿庙宇的钱降低到了不值一提的价钱,好让玛尔克支付,但是遭到了玛尔克的拒绝,他不肯赔偿一文钱。玛尔克的耐心大大感动了那里的居民,他们开始对玛尔克怀有崇敬之心,并为他感到难过。之后,为了保存他的生命,民众们将赔偿金降低到了零,他们不但释放了玛尔克,而且都前来他那里,领受他的教诲,归入主基督的怀抱。与此同时,在黎巴嫩山脚下的伊利奥颇利城有一位名叫西里尔的辅祭,他也遭受了同样的磨难。在基督教获得自由的时期,西里尔也捣毁了许多偶像,在叛教者犹利安统治时期遭受了痛苦的折磨。异教徒残忍无比,将西里尔杀死,用他们的牙齿将其胸膛内肠子取出来。就在圣西里尔遭磨难的这一天,另有许多人也遭受了磨难。凶狠的异教徒将他们的尸体切割成块儿,并同大麦进行混合喂猪。他们很快得到了应有的报应:他们的牙齿全部都脱落了,并从他们的口腔中发出一股难以忍受的臭气。
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