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Saint

Artemon of Seleucia

Bishop of Seleucia

Bishop of Seleucia, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Feast
March 24old style April 6
Era
unknown
Place
Seleucia

Life

Saint Artemon was Bishop of Seleucia. He was born and raised in Seleucia. When the Holy Apostle Paul came to that city, he saw Artemon, strengthened him still more in the faith of Christ and then made him bishop of the city.

Artemon governed the Church with zeal and died in great old age. The Serbian Orthodox Church commemorates him on 24 March by the church calendar (6 April by the Gregorian).

Commemorated the same day March 24