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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Calchedonius

Martyr named in the early martyrologies; the sources preserve few details about him.

Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.

Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Calchedonius is a catacomb 'holy body', a martyr whose name is known only from the inscription on an ampulla found in the cemetery of Praetextatus: Calchedonius in pace. His relics were given in 1753 by Pope Benedict XIV to the Jesuits of Malta. The Jesuits of Sicily spread the veneration after certain miracles attributed to him; in 1754 a part was moved to Palermo, to the church of San Francesco Saverio. He is invoked for a safe birth. Nothing is known of his life.