An excerpt from The Suffering of the Martyred Monk James of Kastoria and his two disciples, Hierodeacon James and the Monk Dionysius:

In order to find a plausible reason to kill the innocent sufferers, for he was ashamed to slay him without just cause, the sultan sent one of his pashas to ask the saint what his opinion was of Christ and of Mohammed. When the pasha put this question to the venerable one, the latter replied with firmness that our Christ is perfect God and perfect Man, and then explained to him the mystery of the Incarnation and the entire economy of God’s salvation and His Providence concerning man. “But what thinkest thou of our prophet?” the pasha asked the holy one. “Your Mohammed is not a prophet, but a charlatan and a liar, the enemy of Christ our God and of our Faith. No one man hath so angered God as Mohammed, and whosoever putteth his trust in him and holdeth him to be a prophet shall be damned.” The pasha conveyed all of this to the sultan, who was furious. Then did he send a company of his Janissaries to the prison, promising them his favor if they would but persuade the venerable one to deny Christ, employing whatsoever means they saw fit. And they going, sought earnestly with every machination to bring the saints to their religion. But the saints, all three together, cried out with one voice, “God forbid that we should ever renounce our Lord Jesus Christ, even if you torture us with ten thousand torments.” They, hearing this, reported it to the sultan.