Saint Ephysius of Sardinia

Also known as

• Ephysius of Cagliari
• Efisio of….
• Efeso of….
• Ephise of….
• Ephysus of….

Memorial

• 15 January
• 1 May (some confraternity calendars)

Profile

In Rome, Italy, Ephysius gained the favour of emperor Diocletian who made him governor of the island of Sardinia. Convert to Christianity. Diocletian then had him stripped of office, tortured and murdered. Martyr.

Born

• in Palestine

Died

• beheaded in 303 on Sardinia, Italy
• relics transferred to Pisa, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Cagliari, Italy
• Pisa, Italy
• Sardinia, Italy

Representation

• young soldier receiving a banner and sword from an angel
• receiving a vision of Christ before a battle
• young man in an oven
• young man tied to a stake and preaching to his torturers
• young man being beheaded

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ephysius of Sardinia“. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 April 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>