Saint Asyncritus of Marathon

Memorial

• 8 April

Profile

First century bishop of Marathon, Greece. May have been one of the “70 Disciples of Christ”. Martyr. Mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Epistle to the Romans.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

Readings

Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. - Epistle to the Romans, 16:14

MLA Citation

• “Saint Asyncritus of Marathon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 April 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-asyncritus-of-marathon/>