Saint Philadelphus of Lentini

Memorial

• 10 May

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Brother of Saint Alphius and Saint Cyrinus. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Born

• Sicily, Italy

Died

• 251 in Lentini, Sicily, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Lentini, Sicily, Italy
• Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Philadelphus of Lentini“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>