Saint Seleucus of Alexandria

Memorial

• 1 June

Profile

Student of Saint Pamphilus of Alexandria; fellow student with Saint Porphyrius of Alexandria. Seleucus applauded how strong and calm Saint Porphyrius remained under torture; this exposed him as a Christian, and he was martyred.

Born

• Cappadocia

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Seleucus of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 June 2010. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-seleucus-of-alexandria/>