Agathodorus the Martyr
one of the seven martyrs of the Crimea
Feast: 4 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
The Hieromartyrs of Cherson were a group of early 4th-century bishops who were martyred in Cherson, at the time in the Bosporan Kingdom in Taurica (Crimea) under the Roman client king Tiberius Julius Rhadamsades, during the Diocletian persecution (303–313). They are commemorated by the Orthodox church on March 7.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Martirologio Romano — 7 March — 'Nel Chersoneso, in Grecia, santi vescovi Basilio, Eugenio, Agatodoro, Elpidio, Eterio, Capitone ed Efrem, martiri' — the martyr-bishops of Cherson in the Crimea.
- Wikidata Q20960007 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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