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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Hieromartyr

Libosus

Bishop of Vaga

Bishop of Vaga in Africa, present at the Council of Carthage in 256, a martyr; commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.

Feast
December 29old style January 11
Era
3rd century
Place
Vaga, Africa Proconsularis (bishop at the Council of Carthage 256)
Order
Martyrs

Life

Libosus was bishop of Vaga in Africa and a martyr, present at the Council of Carthage in 256, held under Saint Cyprian on the baptism of heretics.

At that council Libosus said, according to the acts: "In the Gospel Christ said: I am the Truth, and not: I am the custom." The Roman Martyrology commemorates him on 29 December as bishop and martyr. No account of his martyrdom survives.

Commemorated the same day December 29