Saint Audifax of Persia

Memorial

• 19 January
• 16 January (Jerusalem martyrology)

Profile

Born to the nobility. Son of Saint Maris and Saint Martha, brother of Saint Abachum. Convert. Martyred with his whole family in the persecutions of Aurelian as they made a pilgrimage to the tombs of the Apostles.

Born

• Persia

Died

• beheaded in 270 at Saint Ninfa, 13 miles from Rome
• relics discovered in Rome in 1590

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Léon Clugnet
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Audifax of Persia“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>