Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
Glycerius of Antioch | |
Titles: | Martyr |
Death Date: | c.300 AD |
Death Place: | Antioch |
Feast Day: | 14 January |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized Date: | Pre-congregation |
Glycerius (Italian: Glicerio) was a deacon who was martyred in Antioch. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church.[1] Previously, he was listed as 'Clerus' on 7 January in the Old Roman Martyrology.
Almost nothing is known about the life and martyrdom of Glycerius. He was a deacon and martyr of Antioch. He was tortured seven times, imprisoned, and finally martyred by beheading in Antioch, Syria.