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Martyr

Aquila

Martyr of Thebais

A martyr of Thebais, his body torn with iron combs, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.

Feast
May 20old style June 2
Era
unknown
Place
Thebais
Order
Martyrs

Life

Aquila was a martyr in the Thebaid in Egypt. The Roman Martyrology says his body was torn with iron combs. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.

Commemorated the same day May 20