Martyr
Porphyrius
A martyr honored at Rome.
Life
Porphyrius is an early martyr honoured at Palestrina near Rome. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 20 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 2 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.
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