Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides explained

Saints Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides are honored as Christian martyrs who were burned to death in Rome either in 244^{[1] [2]} or 326.^[3] According to Professor Mauricio Saavedra OSA, "this group was introduced by Baronius and is fictitious."^[4]

The old Roman and British Martyrology places their deaths at Corinth.^[5]

They are commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on 28 May.^[6]

This Crescentius should not be confused with Crescentius of Rome, who died in 303; this Helladius is not the bishop and martyr commemorated on the same day.

Notes and References

1. http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/s3centy.htm Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
2. http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-crescens-dioscorides-paul-and-helladius/ Monks of Ramsgate. "Crescens, Dioscorides, Paul and Helladius". Book of Saints
3. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/los/May/28-07.htm Janos, S. "The Holy Martyrs Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides", Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
4. https://dokumen.pub/the-church-of-smyrna-history-and-theology-of-a-primitive-christian-community-978-3631662359.html Saavedra, Mauricio. The Church of Smyrna: History and Theology of a Primitive Christian Community
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=YBVGAQAAMAAJ&dq=Helladius,+Crescentius,+Paul+and+Dioscorides&pg=PA167 The Roman and British Martyrology: Dublin, O'Neill, 1846. p. 167
6. https://media.musicasacra.com/dominican/M.pdf "The Twenty-eighth Day of May", The Martyrology of the Sacred Order of Friars Preachers