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Athenogenes
chorbishop and martyr at Sivas
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Feast: 16 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Sivas in ancient Armenia, Saint Athenogenes, chorbishop and martyr, who left his disciples a hymn on the divinity of the Holy Spirit and died at the stake for Christ.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 July as the chorbishop of Sivas in ancient Armenia who left his disciples a hymn on the divinity of the Holy Spirit and died at the stake for Christ.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q130286899 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.