Saint Agathopus the Deacon

Also known as

• Agathopus of Thessalonica
• Agathopedes

Memorial

• 4 April

Profile

Deacon. Marytred with Saint Theodulus during the persecution of Maximinian Herculius for refusing to surrender holy books.

Died

• drowned in the sea with a stone around his neck in 303 in Thessalonica

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agathopus the Deacon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 May 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agathopus-the-deacon/>