▁his ▁decre es ▁were ▁declared ▁null . ▁Em press ▁Pul cher ia ▁( Mar cian ' s ▁wife ) ▁told ▁Dios cor us ▁" In ▁my ▁father ' s ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁stub born ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁St . ▁John ▁Ch rys ost om ) ▁and ▁you ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁him ", ▁to ▁which ▁Dios cor us ▁fam ously ▁respond ed ▁" And ▁you ▁may ▁recall ▁that ▁your ▁mother ▁pray ed ▁at ▁his ▁tomb , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁ble eding ▁of ▁sick ness ". ▁Pul cher ia ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁sla pped ▁Dios cor us ▁in ▁the ▁face , ▁breaking ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁teeth , ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁gu ards ▁to ▁conf ine ▁him , ▁which ▁they ▁did ▁pulling ▁his ▁be ard ▁hair . ▁Dios cor us ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁put ▁these ▁in ▁a ▁box ▁and ▁sent ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁Church ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁not ing ▁" this ▁is ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁my ▁faith ." ▁Mar cian ▁respond ed ▁by ▁ex iling ▁Dios cor us . ▁▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁were ▁then ▁asked ▁to ▁sign ▁their ▁ass ent ▁to ▁the ▁T ome , ▁but ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁Egypt ians ▁refused , ▁saying ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁ass ent ▁to ▁" the ▁traditional ▁faith ". ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁commission ers ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁cre do ▁would ▁indeed ▁be ▁necessary ▁and ▁presented ▁a ▁text ▁to ▁the ▁f athers . ▁No ▁cons ensus