Martyrs of Samosata

Memorial

• 9 December

Profile

Seven martyrs crucified in 297 in Samosata (an area of modern Turkey) for refusing to perform a pagan rite in celebration of the victory of Emperor Maximian over the Persians. They are

• Abibus
• Hipparchus
• James
• Lollian
• Paragnus
• Philotheus
• Romanus

Died

• crucified in 297 in Samosata (an area in modern Turkey)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Samosata”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 November 2009. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyrs-of-samosata/>