Saint Otimus
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Saint Otimus is a 3rd century Egyptian
martyr
and saint
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Otimus was born in Fowa, and later became its priest. After some time, he moved to the mountain of Ansena. When Emperor
Diocletian
incited his persecution against the Christians, Arianus the governor of Ansena called for Otimus and ordered him to worship the idols. When Otimus refused, Arianus tortured him and eventually ordered him to be burned on 3 Pashons
.
The relics of Saint Otimus are believed to be in the city of Kalabsha
.
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
and saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
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Otimus was born in Fowa, and later became its priest. After some time, he moved to the mountain of Ansena. When Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
incited his persecution against the Christians, Arianus the governor of Ansena called for Otimus and ordered him to worship the idols. When Otimus refused, Arianus tortured him and eventually ordered him to be burned on 3 Pashons
Pashons 3 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
2 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 4 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 3 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Jason*Saint Otimus*Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria ,...
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The relics of Saint Otimus are believed to be in the city of Kalabsha
New Kalabsha
New Kalabsha is a promontory located near Aswan in Egypt. It houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam...
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