Saints Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides are honored as Christian martyrs who were burned to death in Rome either in 244[1][2] or 326.[3] According to Professor Mauricio Saavedra OSA, "this group was introduced by Baronius and is fictitious."[4]
Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides | |
|---|---|
| Martyrs | |
| Died | 244 or 326 |
| Honored in | Catholic Church and Orthodox Church |
| Feast | May 28 |
The old Roman and British Martyrology places their deaths at Corinth.[5]
They are commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on 28 May.[6]
This Crescentius should not be confused with Crescentius of Rome, who died in 303; this Helladius is not the bishop and martyr commemorated on the same day.
References
edit- ^ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Crescens, Dioscorides, Paul and Helladius". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 October 2012
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Janos, S. "The Holy Martyrs Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides", Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
- ^ Saavedra, Mauricio. The Church of Smyrna: History and Theology of a Primitive Christian Community Peter Lang, 2015, p. 199, ISBN 978-3631662359
- ^ The Roman and British Martyrology: Dublin, O'Neill, 1846. p. 167
- ^ "The Twenty-eighth Day of May", The Martyrology of the Sacred Order of Friars Preachers (W.R. Bonniwell O.P., trans.) The Newman Press, Westminster, Maryland. 1998, p. 111
