Hypatius of Gangra

Saint
Hypatius of Gangra
A 15th-century Russian icon of St. Hypatius from the Hypatian Monastery
Died326
Gangra, Roman Empire
(modern-day Çankırı, Turkey)
Cause of deathBlunt force trauma
Known forHieromartyr

Hypatius of Gangra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπάτιος Γαγγρῶν) was Titular Bishop of Gangra, Asia Minor. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council where he supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arian heresy. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates him on March 31[1] and Roman Catholic Church celebrates him on 14 November.[2]

  1. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ὑπάτιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Γαγγρῶν. 31 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ Saints.SQPN: Hypatius of Gangra