Saint Porfirio

Also known as

• Porfyrius

Memorial

• 10 February

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Imperial executioner who was so moved by the courage of the Christians he was murdering that he examined the faith and converted. Martyred with five companions during the persecutions of Emperor Septimius Severus.

Died

• 203 in Magnesia, Asia Minor

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Porfirio“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>