SAINT
saint-alphius-philadelphus-and-cyrinus
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saints Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus, martyrs in the Byzantine traditions of southern Italy, were three brothers from Vaste, in the diocese of Otranto, who died with their mother, Benedicta, during the persecution of Decius, ca 251 AD. The details concerning these martyrdoms are traditional, drawn up at a later date in the Benedictine Acta of Saint Alphius.
feast Day
05-10
patronages
- Lentini
- Trecastagni
death Date
253 AD
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
10

