Holy Confessors
Faustus, Caius, Peter, Paul, Eusebius, Chaeremon, Lucius and Companions
Confessors of Alexandria, companions of St Dionysius the Great in the persecution of Valerian.
- Feast
- October 3old style October 16
- Era
- 3rd century
- Place
- Alexandria, Egypt (Valerian persecution)
- Order
- Confessors
Life
Faustus, Caius, Peter, Paul, Eusebius, Chaeremon, Lucius and Companions were confessors of Alexandria, companions of Saint Dionysius the Great in the persecution of Valerian.
The Roman Martyrology commemorates them on 3 October: they suffered much, first under Decius, then under Valerian, on the order of the governor Aemilianus, together with the bishop Dionysius, and remained confessors of the faith. Two others were with them. Of these, Faustus later also received the crown of martyrdom, under Diocletian.
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