Adrian of Batanea
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Saint Adrian travelled from Batanea to Caesarea Palaestina
where he was martyr
ed together with Saint Eubulus
. He is commemorated
on 5 March.
Caesarea Palaestina
Caesarea Maritima , Caesarea Palaestina from 133 CE onwards, was a city and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Today, its ruins lie on the Mediterranean coast of Israel about halfway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of Pyrgos Stratonos . Caesarea Maritima was...
where he was martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
ed together with Saint Eubulus
Saint Eubulus
Saint Eubulus was martyred March 7, 308 at Caesarea Palestina. He had come from Magantia to visit the Christian congregation there, according to Christian legend. The judge who condemned him offered Eubulus the opportunity to go free if he sacrificed to an idol...
. He is commemorated
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
on 5 March.