Canonized Pre-congregation Died Pamphylia | Name Theodore, and | |
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Feast 20 September Roman Catholic
21 April Eastern Orthodox |
Theodore, Philippa, and companions were martyrs, who suffered crucifixion during the reign of Elagabalus. Theodore of Perge was a Roman soldier, and Philippa was his mother. Their companions who suffered martyrdom with them, included Socrates, a fellow soldier, Dionysius, a convert to Christianity who thitherto was a pagan priest, and Dioscorus.
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