Saint Philetus of Illyria

Memorial

• 27 March

Profile

Senator. Married to Saint Lydia of Illyria; father of Saint Macedo of Illyria and Saint Theoprepius of Illyria. Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.

Died

• c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria, an area of the modern Balkans

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Philetus of Illyria“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 March 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>