Namphanion

Namphanion (also called Namphamum) is, according to legend, a Christian martyr of Carthage, put to death, it is said, in the year 180 at Madauros in Numidia, together with twenty-⁠seven fellow believers, all bearing Punic names. His historical existence is, however, doubtful.

Even Saint Augustine of Hippo doubted that such a martyrdom had taken place, since the alleged martyrs were entirely unknown to him, and the Bollandists held that his martyrdom is not authentic. Nevertheless the title of archmartyr was given to Namphanion, and there is a veneration of him, with a commemoration on 4 July.