Saint Agapius
- Memorial
- 19 August
- Profile
- Arrested in 304 for his faith during the persecutions of Diocletian.
Imprisoned for two years, he was sentenced to death, and thrown to wild beasts.
When he survived the mauling, he was given the chance to win his freedom by making sacrifice to the pagan gods; he declined.
Martyr.
- Died
- drowned in 306 in the sea of Caesarea in Palestine
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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