Name Clement Ancyra | Died 312 AD, Rome, Italy | |
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Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church Feast 23 January (Gregorian calendar), 5 February (Julian calendar) Similar People Pope Evaristus, Pope John XII, Pope Innocent VIII, Pope Gregory II, Pope Pius I | ||
Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra or simply Clement of Ancyra (c. 258-312) (born in Ancyra present-day Turkey) was a bishop who served during the rule of Roman emperor Diocletian. He was arrested by Roman authorities and tried by Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian attempted to convert Clement to Paganism but Clement refused and withstood tremendous torture. Clement was eventually beheaded by a Roman soldier whilst he was celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the year 312. He is venerated on 23 January according to the Gregorian calendar and on 5 February according to the Julian calendar in some Eastern Orthodox countries together with his disciple Agathangelus of Rome.
Clement's relics are in the saint's altar in the basilica of Our Lady of Trapani in Trapani.