Saint Arethas

Memorial: 27 July
Profile: Martyred in the persecutions of Dhu Nowas (Dunawan), King of the Hymerites along with a large number of fellow Christians whose names have not come down to us.
Born: 427
Died: beheaded in 523 in Nedshran (Negran) Arabia
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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