Name
Georgios the Cappadocian, bishop of Alexandria, and companions, martyrs under the emperor Julian
Saint ID
S01145
Reported Death Not Before
362
Reported Death Not After
362
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops , Officials and professionals
| ID | Title | E01957 | Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae mentions the violent killing by a pagan mob in 361 of *Georgios of Cappadocia (bishop of Alexandria, S01145), along with the Christian officials Dracontius and Diodorus. Their remains are burned and thrown into the sea, lest they be venerated as martyrs by the Christians. Written in Latin in Rome, in the 380s. | E04103 | Sozomen, in his Ecclesiastical History (5.7-11), lists martyrs and confessors who suffered under Julian the Apostate (r. 361-363), probably using hagiographies about them. These are *Georgios (Arian bishop of Alexandria, S01145), Theodoros/Theodoretos (martyr of Antioch, S01382), the brothers *Eusebios, Nestavos and Zenon, and Nestor (martyrs of Gaza in Palestine, S01653), *Hilarion (anchorite in Palestine and Cyprus, ob. 371, S00099), *Virgin Martyrs of Heliopolis-Baalbek (S01564), *Markos (bishop and confessor of Arethousa in Syria, S01563), *Makedonios, Theodoulos and Tatianos (martyrs of Meros in Phrygia, west central Asia Minor,S01566), *Bousiris the Encratite (confessor of Ancyra, central Asia Minor, S01567), the presbyter *Basileios of Ancyra (martyr, S01565), and *Eupsychios (martyr of Kaisareia in Cappadocia, central Asia Minor, S00470). Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/450. |
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