Saint Phileas of Alexandria

Also known as

• Phileas of Thmuïs
• Fileas of….

Memorial

• 4 February (Roman calendar)
• 26 November (Eastern calendar)

Profile

Bishop of Thmuïs, Egypt. Imprisoned in Alexandria, Egypt for his faith. Martyred with approximately 600 Christians in the persecution of Maximian Galerius.

Born

• Egyptian

Died

• c.311 in Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Phileas of Alexandria“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>