Saint Dionysius of Corinth

Also known as

• Denis

Memorial

• 8 April (Roman calendar)
• 20 November (Greek calendar)

Profile

Second century bishop of Corinth, Greece. Some of his correspondence, including testimony about the martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and correspondence with popes of the era, have survived. Fought the Marcionites and other heresies of his time.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Dionysius of Corinth“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 April 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>