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Carterius
soldier and martyr at Sivas
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Feast: 2 November (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, Saints Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Agapius and their companions, martyrs, who were soldiers and are said to have been thrown into the flames under the emperor Licinius for persevering in faith in 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 2 November as a soldier thrown into the flames at Sivas under the emperor Licinius for persevering in faith in Christ.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rba397fe1 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.