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Polieucto de Melitene
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Saint Polyeuctus (also Polyeuctes, Polyeuktos, Greek: Πολύευκτος) of Melitene (died 10 January 259) is a Christian saint from the Roman era.
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Saint Polyeuctus
- Saint.death_date
- 10 January 259 AD
- Saint.feast_day
- 9 January (Eastern Orthodox Church)7 January (Catholic Church)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
- Saint.image
- Polyeuctus.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 200px
- Saint.death_place
- Melitene, Kingdom of Armenia(modern-day Malatya, Turkey)
- Saint.patronage
- Vows and treaty agreements
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Malatya
- Occupation
- military officer
- Religion
- Christianity
- Military branch
- Roman army
- Image
- Polyeuctus.jpg
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- canonization status
- saint
- date of death
- 0259-01-01
- cause of death
- decapitation
- date of birth
- 0250-00-00
- feast day
- January 7
- Commons category
- Polyeuctus
Sources (2)
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Article · Português
Polieucto de Melitene (m. 259), chamado também de Polieucte, é um santo da Roma Antiga. Segundo a tradição cristã, ele era um rico oficial do exército romano (supostamente na XII Fulminata) que foi martirizado em Melitene, no Reino da Armênia, numa perseguição aos cristãos do imperador Valeriano.
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