Martyr
Hyacinth
Martyr of Porto
A martyr of Porto, slain by the sword after surviving fire, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
Life
Hyacinth was a martyr at Porto in Italy. According to the Roman Martyrology, he was thrown first into the fire and then into a stream, without being harmed. Later, in the time of Emperor Trajan, the former consul Leontius struck him with the sword and he ended his life. His body was buried by the matron Julia on her own estate. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
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