Saint Porphyrius of Alexandria

Memorial

• 1 June

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Student of Saint Pamphilus of Alexandria with whom he was tortured and martyred.

Died

• beheaded in 309 in Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Porphyrius of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 June 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-porphyrius-of-alexandria/>