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Euelpistus
martyr at Rome, disciple of Justin
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Feast: 1 June (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
In the same place, Saints Chariton and Charito, Euelpistus and Hierax, Paeon and Liberian, martyrs, who, disciples of the same Justin, received the crown of glory together with him.
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 1 June as a disciple of Justin who received the crown of glory together with him at Rome.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R74289116 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.