Saint Epimachus of Rome

Memorial

• 10 May
• 12 December on some calendars

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Died

• burned at the stake c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt
• relics transferred to a crypt near Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Epimachus of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>