Gemellus of Ancyra

Saint Gemellus, martyr, was a Christian of Paphlagonia, crucified at Ancyra, in the time of the emperor Julian the Apostate, in the year 362. He is commemorated on 10 December by the old calendar, which is 23 December by the new.

According to tradition, he was martyred by crucifixion at Ancyra, today Ankara, in Asia Minor. He is said to be the last Christian martyr put to death on the cross. Hearing that the emperor Julian was at Ancyra, Gemellus went there to rebuke him for his apostasy. He was tormented and killed at Ancyra or, according to one source, at Edessa.

At Sykeon, a village on the river Siberis in Asia Minor, there was a church dedicated to Saint Gemellus.