Saint
Eleutherius of Tarsus
A saint remembered in connection with Tarsus; very little is recorded about him.
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- Feast
- August 4old style August 17
- Era
- unknown
Life
Eleutherius of Tarsus was a Roman citizen and Christian martyr, who died around 340 at Tarsus, according to one source. The Catholic Church counts him a saint and commemorates him on 4 August. The sources consulted give no further details of his life or sufferings.
He is a saint honored in Western sources, with no Orthodox synodal canonization shown.
Commemorated the same day August 4
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