Memorial
6 March
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Secretary to Saint Constantine Baboutzikos. One of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium who were captured by invading Muslims, imprisoned for seven years, and then murdered when they refused to convert to Islam. Martyr.
Died
beheaded on 6 March 845 in Samarra (in modern Iraq) on the banks of the Euphrates river by Ethiopian slaves
body thrown into the river, but later recovered by local Christians and given proper burial
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Representation
one of a large group of men (the head count varies) dressed as imperial Byzantine courtiers
Additional Information
books
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
other sites in english
Executed Today
Mystagogy Resource Center
Wikipedia
sitios en español
Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
siti in italiano
Santi e Beati
sites em português
Wikipedia
MLA Citation
“Saint Constantine of Amorium“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 March 2017. Web. 4 March 2017. <
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