Saint Gordius

Saint Gordius
Icon of St. Gordius in the Church of Christ Pantocrator, Visoki Dečani, Kosovo, Serbia, circa 1350
Martyr
Died	320 Caesarea in Cappadocia (modern-day Kayseri, Turkey)
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Feast	3 January
Attributes	Martyr's cross

Saint Gordius (also known as Gordinus; died 320)^[1] was a Christian soldier in Cappadocia who was dismissed from the Roman army, lived as a hermit for a while, then returned and made an open declaration of his faith, for which he was martyred in the city of Caesarea Maritima. He is commemorated on 3 January in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.^[1]