Martyr
Ares
Martyr of Ascalon
A martyr at Ascalon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Feast
- December 14old style December 27
- Era
- 3rd century
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Ares, Martyr, suffered at Ascalon, in the time of the emperor Maximinus, and is called in the sources consulted an Egyptian martyr. He is remembered in the ancient martyrologies on 14 December, by the Western calendar. No other details about his life and death are found.
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