NAME_1
"In a Cypriot Church" (St. Petersburg, July 8, 1912)
I stand in a Cypriot church,
Where darkness prevails,
And only seven candles are lit
By the wall, on which an icon is inscribed:
NAME_2,
Who died for Christians.
And with him, seven companions,
Who also suffered martyrdom.

All are saints, except for one monk,
He is not holy, but accursed.
Though he is on the icon, he is cast out
Beyond the heavens.

Discuss the identity of NAME_2, his companions and the accursed monk. How would author's contemporaries interpret them?