Life and Ministry
By tradition Quintus settled at a village recorded as Aiolida (also given as Neolida) in the Aeolis region, where he distributed alms to the poor and, by his prayers, healed those afflicted by unclean spirits. His reputation as a worker of miracles dates from this period of charitable service.
The local governor, named Rufus, attempted to compel Quintus to offer sacrifice to the pagan idols. According to the account, Rufus was himself seized by a demonic fit, and Quintus healed him in the name of Christ. The governor, moved by this, released the saint and offered him gifts.
Confession and Sufferings
Travelling toward Pergamum, Quintus was seized by pagans from the city of Cumae (also given as Cyme or Cimum) and tortured because he was a Christian. The synaxarion relates that a powerful earthquake then struck, destroying a pagan temple and its idols, after which he was released.
A further official, named Clearchus (Klearchos), arrested him again and ordered that the saint's legs be broken; by the grace of God, the tradition holds, he was restored. Because he endured these torments without dying from them, he is honored as a confessor rather than a martyr.
Later Years and Repose
After his confession Quintus is said to have lived about ten more years in the service of his neighbors, continuing to work many miracles. He died peacefully, by tradition in the year 283. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on July 6; a commemoration on March 2 is also recorded, and he is venerated in both the Eastern and pre-schism Western traditions.
