Abibus of Samosata
martyr
Feast: 9 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Abibus of Samosata (died 297) was a Christian martyr at Samosata (in Syria on the River Euphrates). He lived during the period of Diocletianic Persecution. He was arrested for refusing to take part in a pagan ritual to celebrate the victory of Emperor Maximian over the Persians. He was thrown to prison where his body was scratched with iron, he had heavy shackles over his neck. In 297 he was sentenced to be executed by crucifixion. After having lived for two days on the cross, he was taken down and his head was pierced by nails. He was crucified together with other martyrs – James, Romanus, Lollius, Philotheus and Paregrus.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- CatholicSaints.Info / Book of Saints — 'Saint Abibus of Samosata' — Crucified at Samosata in 297 with James, Romanus, Lollius, Philotheus and Paregrus; his feast is kept on 9 December, the entry's feast day, and he is in the Ramsgate Book of Saints and Butler's Lives (vol. 12). (Distinct
- Wikidata Q4667560 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Abibus of Samosata (CC BY-SA)
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