Martyr
Gorgonius
A martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
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Life
Holy Martyr Gorgonius served in the chambers of the emperor Diocletian at Nicomedia. When he saw the torments inflicted on Saint Peter, he protested boldly, together with Dorotheus, and was punished in the same way and finally hanged. He is commemorated on 12 March by the Roman calendar (new style).
Commemorated the same day March 12
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