Sergius of Cappadocia
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Sergius of Cappadocia | |
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| Martyr, Monk | |
| Born | 2nd century |
| Died | 304 |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregational Saint |
| Feast | 24 February |
Saint Sergius (Greek: Σέργιος; died 304) was a Cappadocian monk who was martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.[1] His feast day is 24 February.[2]
Sergius was a magistrate, who became a hermit.[2]
Some saints lists say his relics were brought to the Spanish town of Úbeda; it is a mistake: Primus Cabilonensis, in his Topographia (ca. 1450) states that Sergius' relics were moved to Baetulo (now Badalona, near Barcelona), but there is no evidence for this. The Latin name of the town has been confused with the Latin Betulla, now Úbeda (Andalusia), and different sources (mostly modern), state that relics are in the Andalusian town. Actually, there are no relics in Úbeda nor in Badalona.
The sixth-century former Church of St. Sergios in an isolated, abandoned cave church near Göreme was dedicated to a different Sergios, a soldier and martyr of Rusafa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sergius, hermit and martyr of Caesarea of Cappadocia, 4th cent. CSLA (2018). University of Oxford
- ^ a b Antonino, Christiano. "Saint Sergius Of Caesarea", Mission Spazio Spadoni, February 24, 2023
- ^ "Sergios, soldier and martyr of Rusafa", The Cult of the Saints in Late Antiquity, University of Oxford, 2021
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