Please answer the following question: Facts: - venerated in: assyrian soldiers church of the east syria , army , - feast day: 7 october - death date: 4th century - major shrine: basilica of st. sergius , rasafa - name: saints sergius and bacchus Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sergius and bacchus .
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sergius -lrb- or serge -rrb- and bacchus were fourth-century roman christian soldiers revered as martyrs and saints by the catholic , eastern orthodox and oriental orthodox churches .their feast day is 7 october .according to their hagiography , sergius and bacchus were officers in galerius ' army , and were held high in his favor until they were exposed as secret christians .they were then severely punished , with bacchus dying during torture , and sergius eventually beheaded .however , due to its historical anachronisms , the hagiography is considered ahistorical .sergius and bacchus were very popular throughout late antiquity , and churches in their honor were built in several cities , including constantinople and rome .the close friendship between the two is strongly emphasized in their hagiographies and traditions , making them one of the most famous examples of paired saints .this closeness led the historian john boswell to suggest that their relationship was a romantic one ; though other historians have widely rejected this theory , it has led to popular veneration of sergius and bacchus in the gay christian community .