The Holy Martyr Varus.
Saint Varus contested for the sake of Christ during the reign of Maximian, in the year 304. He was a soldier in the service of the Emperor Maximian, and held in honor for his courage. While in Egypt, he visited the Christians held in prison and comforted them. Among them, he visited seven monks imprisoned together; when one of them died from his torments, Saint Varus took his place. When this became known to the governor, Saint Varus was arrested and tortured to death.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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