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Martyr
Synetus of Rome
Martyr of Rome who suffered for Christ.
- Feast
- December 12old style December 25
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Rome
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Synetus of Rome, whose name comes from the Greek word for "man of reason", was a Roman by birth and a reader in the Church of Rome under Pope Sixtus (257-258). He was tortured and beheaded for his brave confession of faith in the time of the emperor Aurelian (270-275).
He is commemorated on 12 December.
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