Saint Julian of Alexandria

Memorial

• 27 February (Roman Church)
• 30 October (Greek Church)

Profile

Summoned by authorities to answer a charge of Christianity in the persecutions of Decius, Julian was too crippled with gout to walk there. He was carried to court by two Christian servants, one of whom apostacized; the other was Saint Cronion Eunus. Martyred with Saint Cronion and Saint Besas of Alexandria. Their story is recorded by Saint Dionysius of Alexandria.

Died

• scourged, dragged throough the city by a camel and burned to death in 249 at Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Julian of Alexandria“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 February 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>