Saint Pamphilus of Alexandria

Memorial

• 1 June

Profile

Studied in Berytus, Phoenicia and in Alexandria, Egypt. Careful student of the works of Origen. Priest, ordained at Caesarea. Head of a catechetical school in Caesarea. Noted Bible scholar. In a day when books were hand-copied, Pamphilus was known for the size of his library which survived until destroyed by Arabs in the 7th century. Teacher of the noted historian Eusebius of Caesarea, helped him write an Apology of Origen, and was the subject of a biography by Eusebius. Arrested in 308 by governor Urban for the crime of being a Christian. One of a group of martyrs who were tortured and murdered together.

Born

• Berytus, Phoenicia

Died

• beheaded in 309 in Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Pamphilus of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 June 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-pamphilus-of-alexandria/>