- Ctesiphon of Vergium
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Saint Ctesiphon Martyr Died 1st century
Berja, SpainHonored in Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Catholic Church Feast May 15; May 1 Patronage Berja, Spain Saint Ctesiphon (Spanish: San Tesifonte, Tesifón) is venerated as the patron saint of Berja, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Bergi, Vergis, or Vergium, identified as Berja, and became its first bishop.
He is one of the group of Seven Apostolic Men (siete varones apostólicos), seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain. Besides Ctesiphon, this group includes Sts. Hesychius, Caecilius, Torquatus, Euphrasius, Indaletius, and Secundius (Hesiquio, Cecilio, Torcuato, Eufrasio, Indalecio y Segundo).
External links
- (German) Ctesiphon von Vergium
- (Spanish) Berjadigital: Fiestas en honor a San Tesifon
Categories:- Spanish saints
- Spanish Roman Catholic saints
- Christian martyrs of the Roman era
- 1st-century Christian saints
- Saint stubs
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