Adrian and Natalia During the Great Persecution of Diocletian
during early fourth century, Adrian encountered a group of
martyrs  and asked them why they were willing to endure such
tortures for their faith. They replied that they were suffering
in order to gain the good things prepared by God for those who
suffered for his sake, "which neither eye has seen nor ear
heard, nor have entered into the heart of man" (I Cor. 2:9).
Upon hearing these words, Adrian was struck by divine grace and
told the Roman officials who were present to write his own name
with the rest of the martyrs. When his wife Natalia heard that
he had been imprisoned with the martyrs, she ran with joy to the
gaol and lauded his resolve while embracing his chains. After
imploring the other martyrs to pray for her husband to God, she
returned home. Right before the time appointed for martyrdom,
Adrian bribed the guards to release him temporarily and then
went to his house to tell Natalia that the time had come. When
she saw him coming, she ass