Typasius

Typasius was a soldier and martyr of Tigava in Mauretania Caesariensis (present-⁠day Algeria), put to death around 304 because he left the army to serve Christ.

According to the Passion of Typasius, he was a veteran of the army at Tigava. Called back into service by the emperor Maximian, in the war against the rebellious Quinquegentiani tribes, he refused to go, because he had become a Christian. Forced by his commander to march to war anyway, he declined before the emperor the gold being distributed to the soldiers and said that he was a soldier of Christ. Maximian put him under guard until his prophecy of victory should prove true.

Later he was brought again before the authorities to enlist and to sacrifice to the gods, and he refused both. His belt was forcibly fastened on him, but it tore to pieces, and the spears given to him shattered. In custody he cured the squire of the comes Claudius, who had questioned him. Since Claudius could not save him, he read the sentence reluctantly: Typasius was beheaded. He is commemorated on 11 January. The Roman Martyrology places his death in 297 or 298, while the later tradition gives 304.