Saint Porphyrius the Martyr

Memorial

• 15 September

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An actor who, while performing in a play that mocked baptism, suddenly declared himself a Christian. Julian the Apostate was in the audience, was not amused, and had Porphyrius murdered on the spot. Martyr.

Died

• 362

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 the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-porphyrius-the-martyr/>