Saint Tatian of Cilicia

Also known as

• Dulas (nickname)

Memorial

• 15 June

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Scourged, burned, tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

• disemboweled c.300 in Zephyrinu, Cilicia, Asia Minor
• his body was thrown into a ditch, and a sheepdog stood guard over it until local Christians could give him proper burial

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Tatian of Cilicia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 November 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-tatian-of-cilicia/>