Saint Ischyrion
- Memorial
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1 June
formerly 22 December
- Profile
- Steward and servant of an Alexandrian magistrate in Roman imperial Egypt.
During the persecutions of Decius, Ischyrion's employer demanded that he renounce Christianity and sacrifice to pagan gods.
When Ischyrion refused, the magistrate ordered him beaten and martyred.
- Born
- Egyptian
- Died
- impaled c.250 at Alexandria, Egypt
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Exchange
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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