Cartile sfinte spun ca cei 40 de mucenici erau soldati crestini aflati in slujba imparatului roman pagan Licinius.
Aghie, Aetie, Acachie, Aglaie, Alexandru, Atanasie, Chiril, Chirion, Candid, Claudie, Domnos, Dometian, Ecdit, Eutihie, Evnichie, Flavie, Filoctimon, Gaie, Gorgonie, Hudion, Isihie, Ieraclie, Ioan, Ilian, Ilie, Leontie, Lisimah, Meliton, Nicolae, Prisc, Sacherdon, Severian, Sisinie, Smaragd, Teodul, Teofil, Valerie, Valent, Vivian si Xantie.
Cei patruzeci de Sfinti Mucenici sunt: Chirion, Candid, Domnos, Isichie, Iraclie, Smaragd, Evnichie, Valent, Vivian, Claudie, Prisc, Teodul, Eutihie, Ion, Xantie, Ilian, Sisinie, Aghie, Aetius, Flavie, Acachie, Ecdit, Lisimah, Alexandru, Ilie, Gorgonie, Teofil, Domitian, Gaiu, Leonte, Atanasie, Chiril, Sacherdon, Nicolae, Valerie, Filoctimon, Severian, Hudion, Meliton, Aglaie.
Chirion, Candid, Domnos, Isihie, Ieraclie, Smaragd, Valent, Vivian, Evnichie, Claudie, Prisc, Teodul, Eutihie, Ioan, Xantie, Ilian, Sisinie, Aghie, Aetie, Flavie, Acachie, Ecdit, Lisimah, Alexandru, Ilie, Leontie, Gorgonie, Teofil, Dometian, Gaie, Atanasie, Chiril, Sacherdon, Nicolae, Valerie, Filoctimon, Severian, Hudion, Meliton şi Aglaie. Sper că te-am ajutat!