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Agathangelus of Rome
Christian martyr and saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 23 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
312
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Ankara in Galatia, in present-day Turkey, Saints Clement, bishop, and Agathangelus, martyrs.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 January as a martyr at Ankara with the bishop Clement.
Connected on this site
- Clement of Ancyra Saint“Saint Agathangelus of Rome (died 312), was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2695843 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agathangelus of Rome (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.