Martyr
Callinicus
Former pagan priest of Bithynia
Former pagan priest converted by the courage of the martyr Thyrsus, martyred under Decius; December 14.
- Feast
- December 14old style December 27
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Bithynia
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Saint Callinicus, martyr, suffered in the time of the persecution of Decius (249-251). He was first a pagan priest, then a Christian and a martyr. He is commemorated on 14 December.
According to the Greek source, he was from Bithynia in Asia Minor and lived at Caesarea. He came from a distinguished family and was a priest of the idols. After the martyrdom of Leucius and the torments of Thyrsus, in the time of the emperor Decius, in Phrygia, Callinicus saw the steadfastness of the martyrs, believed in Christ and was beheaded.
Our Menaion data also shows 17 August, but the sources cited mention only 14 December.
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