Story
Tia was the son of a man named Soterichus, an ascetic in the region of Thebes, who was martyred during the reign of Diocletian.
The account of his martyrdom reveals the spirit that prevailed among the ascetics of his age, when their souls yearned to attain the crown of martyrdom out of their love for the heavenly Bridegroom, Jesus Christ.
Arianus, the governor of Antinoe in Upper Egypt, assembled certain detachments of the army to announce to them the edict that had been issued concerning the persecution. Thereupon all submitted and offered incense to the idols; but Tia bore witness to his Christ with power. He was arrested and endured many torments. The governor sent him to another governor named Pompeius, in the hope that he might win him over by gentleness or break him by violence; but Tia held firm in the faith until his head was severed, and he received the crown of martyrdom