SAINT
saint-charalambos
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saint Charalambos or Haralambos was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name Χαράλαμπος means glowing with joy in Greek. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. According to one source, at the time of his martyrdom in 202, Charalambos was 113 years old.
feast Day
02-10
death Date
202 (supposedly aged 113)
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
10

