Honorific Prefix: | Saints |
Theodore, Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius | |
Death Date: | 220 |
Feast Day: | 20 September Roman Catholic21 April Eastern Orthodox |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Death Place: | Pamphylia |
Titles: | Martyrs |
Canonized Date: | Pre-congregation |
Theodore, Philippa, and companions were martyrs, who suffered crucifixion during the reign of Elagabalus. Theodore of Perge (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θεόδωρος) as a Roman soldier, and Philippa (Φιλίππα) was his mother. Their companions who suffered martyrdom with them, included Socrates, (Σωκράτης) a fellow soldier, Dionysius (Διονύσιος), a former pagan priest who converted to Christianity, and Dioscorus (Διόσκορoς).[1]