Martyr
Elpidephorus
A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Life
Holy Martyr Elpidephorus suffered for confessing faith in Jesus Christ together with the Holy Martyrs Dius, Bithonius and Galicus. Elpidephorus was beheaded with the sword. Dius was stoned. Bithonius was drowned in the sea, and the martyr Galicus was given to be eaten by wild beasts.
The Synaxarion commemorates the four on 16 April (new style).
Commemorated the same day April 3
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Agape of ThessalonicaMartyrApr 3- UlphianusMartyrApr 3
- Nectarius of BezhetskVenerableApr 3
- Aristus of SicilySaintApr 3
- Attalus of TaorminaVenerableApr 3
- Benignus of TomisMartyrApr 3
- BithoniusMartyrApr 3
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BurgundofaraVenerable · Abbess of FaremoutiersApr 3- Chrestus and PappusHoly MartyrsApr 3
- Comman son of DomainghinSaintApr 3