Saint Themistocles of Lycia

Memorial

• 21 December

Profile

Shepherd at Myra, Lycia. Martyred because he would not tell the authorities where Saint Dioscorus was hiding during the persecution of Valerian.

Died

• beheaded in 253

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• shepherd with iron caltrops nearby

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Themistocles of Lycia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 November 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-themistocles-of-lycia/>