Phocas the Gardener | |
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.jpg) The execution of Phocas, illustrated in the 11th century Menologion of Basil II | |
| Died | ~303 AD?[1] |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Relics were claimed by Vienne and Antioch |
| Feast | March 5,[2] July 3[3] |
| Attributes | Gospel book, paddle or scythe |
| Patronage | gardeners; market-gardeners; hospitality; agricultural workers; farmers; fieldhands; husbandmen; sailors; mariners; watermen |
Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener (Greek: Φωκᾶς), is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, a Phocas the Gardener and Phocas, Bishop of Sinope.[4]
- ^ His date of death is sometimes given as 117 AD, and that he was killed during the reign of Trajan.
- ^ (in Italian) Pettiti, Gianpiero. "San Foca l'Ortolano", Santi e Beati
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Butlerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Phocas of Sinope – The Oxford Dictionary of Saints – HighBeam Research