Aedesius of Alexandria

For the Neoplatonist philosopher, see Aedesius.
Saint Aedesius of Alexandria
Martyr
Bornunknown
Patara, Lycia
(modern-day Gelemiş, Kaş, Antalya, Turkey)[1]
Died9 April 306
Alexandria, Egypt
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast9 April (Western calendar)
2 April (Eastern calendar)[2]
AttributesDrowned with his brother Amphian

Saint Aedesius of Alexandria (Greek: Αιδέσιος; died 306) was an early Christian martyred under Galerius Maximianus. He was the brother of Saint Amphian. According to the martyrology, he publicly rebuked a judge who had been forcing Christian virgins to work in brothels in order to break them of their faith, so he was tortured and drowned.[3]

  1. ^ Rabenstein, Katherine I. (April 1999). "Aedesius of Alexandria". Saint of the Day, April 8. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. ^ "The Holy Martyrs Amphianus and Aedesius". Serbian Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  3. ^ Jones, Terry. "Saint Aedesius". Saints.SQPN.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-07.