Saint Gordius Explained

Gordius
Titles:Martyr
Death Date:320
Death Place:Caesarea in Cappadocia
(modern-day Kayseri, Turkey)
Canonized Date:Pre-congregation
Feast Day:3 January
Attributes:Martyr's cross

Saint Gordius (also known as Gordinus; died 320) was a Christian soldier in Cappadocia who was dismissed from the Roman army, lived as a hermit for a while, then returned and made an open declaration of his faith, for which he was martyred in the city of Caesarea Maritima. He is commemorated on 3 January in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Roman Martyrology

The Roman Martyrology as of 1916 for the Third Day of January says,

Monks of Ramsgate account

The Monks of Ramsgate wrote in their Book of Saints (1921),

Butler's account

The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints under January 3,

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martyr Gordius at Caesarea, in Cappadocia . 2024-09-22 . www.oca.org.