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![[Saint Pancras of Taormina]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-pancras-of-taormina/saint-pancras-of-taormina.jpg "jpg photograph of a statue of Saint Pancras of Taormina at the main entrance to the Church of San Pancrazio, Taormina, Sicily; photo taken by Giovanni Dall'Orto, on 9 September 2006; swiped off the Wikipedia web site")
Also known as
- Pancratius of Taormina
- Pankratios of Taormina
- Pancrazio di Taormina
- Pankratiy of Taormina
Profile
Travelled from Turkey to Jerusalem as a boy during the ministry of Jesus. Back in Antioch, he and his entire family converted. Hermit in a cave in Pontus. Consecrated as a missionary bishop by the Saint Peter the Apostle, and sent to Taormina, Sicily. Miraculously saved the city from destruction by the pagan commander Aquilinus. Martyred by other pagans who opposed Christianity.
Born
- Antioch, Cilicia (modern Adana, Turkey)
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Orthodox Church in America
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Prologue from Ohrid
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Pancras of Taormina”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 March 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-pancras-of-taormina/>