Bacchus
early Roman martyr and Christian saint
Who they were
Sergius (or Serge) and Bacchus (Ancient Greek: Σέργιος και Βάκχος, romanized: Sérgios kai Bắkkhos; Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܤ ܘܒܟܘܤ, romanized: Sargīs wa Bākūs; Arabic: سركيس و باخوس, romanized: Sarkīs wa Bākhūs, also called Arabic: سرجيس و باكوس, romanized: Sarjīs wa Bākūs) were fourth-century Syrian Christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Their feast day is 7 October.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Sergius and Bacchus, which covers Bacchus with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Sergius and Bacchus Saint honoured together
- Roman Martyrology, 7 October — 'In Provincia, quae nuncupatur Augusta Euphratesia, sanctorum Martyrum Sergii et Bacchi nobilium Romanorum sub Maximiano Imperatore, quorum Bacchus tamdiu nervis crudis caesus est...' Nominis likewise: 'Saint Bacchus, ma
- Wikidata Q28549411 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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