# Metras, A Godfearing Old Man, Pierced With Reeds, And Stoned To Death, For The Name Of Jesus Christ, At Alexandria, A. D. 252.

[Previous page: OF THE CRUELTY AND MISERY OF THIS PERSECUTION.](/en/stories/mm-of-the-cruelty-and-misery-of-this-persecution/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: COINTHA, A BELIEVING WOMAN, DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREETS OF ALEXANDRIA, AND STONED FOR THE TESTIMONY OF THE SON OF GOD, A. D. 252.](/en/stories/mm-cointha-a-believing-woman-dragged-through-the-streets-of-alexandria-and-stoned-for-the-testimony-of-the-son-of-god-a-d-2/)

Metras, also called Metranus, a godfearing old
man, was now apprehended by the riotous people
at Alexandria, and commanded to utter blasphemous
129
words against God; that is, to blaspheme the
name of God, and to forsake the Savior, Jesus. But
as he refused to do so, they beat him on his whole
body with sticks, pricked and pierced his face and
eyes with sharp reeds, and, martyred thus, led him
out of the city, and stoned him to death in the suburbs.
Euseb., lib. 6, cap. 41, fol. 122, letter O,
taken from the letter of Dionys. Alexandrinus to
Fabian, concerning the martyrs in Alexandria.
Compared with A. Mell., 1st book, fol. 67, col. 1.
Also, Joh. Gys., fol. 19, col. 4. Also, Introduction,
fol. 40, col. 1.



## Original source

[Read this passage on Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65855/pg65855-images.html#Page_129)

[Edition details](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65855)

[Previous page: OF THE CRUELTY AND MISERY OF THIS PERSECUTION.](/en/stories/mm-of-the-cruelty-and-misery-of-this-persecution/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: COINTHA, A BELIEVING WOMAN, DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREETS OF ALEXANDRIA, AND STONED FOR THE TESTIMONY OF THE SON OF GOD, A. D. 252.](/en/stories/mm-cointha-a-believing-woman-dragged-through-the-streets-of-alexandria-and-stoned-for-the-testimony-of-the-son-of-god-a-d-2/)

---

Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/stories/mm-metras-a-godfearing-old-man-pierced-with-reeds-and-stoned-to-death-for-the-name-of-jesus-christ-at-alexandria-a-d-252/

[Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Metras%2C+A+Godfearing+Old+Man%2C+Pierced+With+Reeds%2C+And+Stoned+To+Death%2C+For+The+Name+Of+Jesus+Christ%2C+At+Alexandria%2C+A.+D.+252.&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0AMetras%2C+A+Godfearing+Old+Man%2C+Pierced+With+Reeds%2C+And+Stoned+To+Death%2C+For+The+Name+Of+Jesus+Christ%2C+At+Alexandria%2C+A.+D.+252.%0A%0APage%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fen%2Fstories%2Fmm-metras-a-godfearing-old-man-pierced-with-reeds-and-stoned-to-death-for-the-name-of-jesus-christ-at-alexandria-a-d-252%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+mm-metras-a-godfearing-old-man-pierced-with-reeds-and-stoned-to-death-for-the-name-of-jesus-christ-at-alexandria-a-d-252%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+252%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)