Chrysaphius

Holy Martyr Chrysaphius is commemorated on 25 October (new style). The Greek synaxarion names him with Valerius (or Valerinus) and says that the two were sentenced to the sword.

The name Chrysaphius comes from the Greek word for gold, that is, precious like gold. The sources consulted give no details about the place and time of their suffering. The synaxarion links their names with a common sentence, which shows that their suffering was not an isolated act but a witness given together, in the time of the persecutions.