Saint Telemachus
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- Also known as
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Almachus
Almachio
Almachius
- Memorial
- 1 January
- Profile
- Hermit from the eastern part of the Roman empire.
He protested in Rome against gladiatorial combat, and was murdered by its supporters.
His efforts moved the Christian emperor Honorius to ban the combats, and Telemachus is considered a martyr, saving many through his sacrificial death.
- Died
- stoned to death or cut to pieces (sources vary) on 1 January 391 or 404 (sources vary)
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Wikipedia
The Monk Who Ended the Coliseum Games, by Monk Preston
Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler
- Print References
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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