Martyr
Theopemptus
A martyr of the early Christian centuries, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Life
Holy Martyr Theopemptus is commemorated on 2 January (new style) in the Greek synaxarion, alongside the martyrs Basil of Ancyra, Theopistus, Sergius and Isidore.
A verse of the synaxarion says that fiery intellects came, sent by God, to release him from the chain of the flesh, and a note records that he reposed in peace. No other details of his life have survived.
Commemorated the same day January 2
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