Saint Ammon of Alexandria

Memorial

• 20 December

Profile

Imperial Roman soldier assigned to guard a group of Egyptian Christians who were imprisoned for their faith in the persecutions of Decius. During their trial, Ammon encouraged the prisoners not to apostatize. Arrested as a Christian and executed. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in 249 at Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ammon of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 August 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ammon-of-alexandria/>