Agathangelus of Rome
Christian martyr and saint
Feast: 23 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Agathangelus of Rome (died 312), was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian. He met Clement when the latter was imprisoned in Rome, and traveled back to Ancyra with him where they were both beheaded. According to the Gregorian calendar, his and Clement's feast day is on January 23 but on February 5 according to the Julian calendar which is used in some Eastern Orthodox countries.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Clement of Ancyra Saint“Saint Agathangelus of Rome (died 312), was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q2695843 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agathangelus of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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