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Charalambos
Christian bishop and martyr (died 202)
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 10 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
87
Died
202
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Magnesia in the province of Asia, in present-day Turkey, Saints Charalambos, Porphyrius, Dauctus and three women, martyrs under the emperor Septimius Severus.
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 10 February as a martyr at Magnesia under Septimius Severus.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q276148 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Charalambos (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.