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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Hieromartyr

Gerontius of Italica

Bishop of Italica

Bishop of Italica in Hispania, who died in prison for Christ in the early centuries.

Feast
August 25old style September 7
Reposed
1001st century
Place
Talco
Order
Martyrs

Life

Gerontius of Italica was, according to tradition, a missionary in Spain in the Apostolic Age and bishop of Talco (Italica, near Seville), and then a martyr, around the year 100. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 25 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 7 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.

Commemorated the same day August 25