Saint Peter of Lampsacus

Memorial

• 15 May

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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius for refusing to sacrifice to a statue of Venus.

Died

• beheaded c.250 in Lampsacus, Asia Minor

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Peter of Lampsacus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>