Saint Quadratus
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In addition to Quadratus of Athens
(Quadratus the Apologist), there are several Christian
saint
s with the name Quardatus (sometimes spelled Codratus):
is celebrated on May 26. He was the subject of a panegyric
by Saint Augustine of Hippo.
with his friends Cyprian, Dionysius, Anectus, Paul and Crescens. His feast day is March 10.
in Asia Minor
during the reign of Valerian
. He had also been imprisoned at Nicomedia
, Nicaea
, and Apamea
.
during the reign of Valerian. His feast day is March 10.
. He was arrested and put to death with forty-two other martyrs, including Emmanuel and Theodosius, during the persecution of the Christians by Diocletian
in 304. Their feast day is March 26.
Quadratus of Athens
Saint Quadratus of Athens is said to have been the first of the Christian apologists. He is said by Eusebius of Caesarea to have been a disciple of the Apostles...
(Quadratus the Apologist), there are several Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
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...
s with the name Quardatus (sometimes spelled Codratus):
Quadratus of Africa
Quadratus of Africa was martyred in Africa Proconsularis on an unknown date. His feast dayCalendar 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...
is celebrated on May 26. He was the subject of a panegyric
Panegyric
A panegyric is a formal public speech, or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing, a generally highly studied and discriminating eulogy, not expected to be critical. It is derived from the Greek πανηγυρικός meaning "a speech fit for a general assembly"...
by Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Quadratus of Corinth
Quadratus or Codratus was a hermit and healer who was martyred at CorinthCorinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
with his friends Cyprian, Dionysius, Anectus, Paul and Crescens. His feast day is March 10.
Quadratus of Herbipolis
His feast day is May 7. He was martyred around 257 at HerbipolisHerbipolis
*Herbipolis was the Latin mediaeval name for the town of Würzburg in Bavaria. The name appears on later maps of the Renaissance.*Herbipolis was also the name of a city in Asia Minor....
in Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
during the reign of Valerian
Valerian (emperor)
Valerian , also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. He was taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, resulting in wide-ranging instability across the Empire.-Origins and rise...
. He had also been imprisoned at Nicomedia
Nicomedia
Nicomedia was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, founded in 712/11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus . After being destroyed by Lysimachus, it was rebuilt by Nicomedes I of Bithynia in 264 BC under the name of Nicomedia, and has ever since been one of the most...
, Nicaea
Iznik
İznik is a city in Turkey which is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Church, the Nicene Creed, and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea...
, and Apamea
Apamea
Apamea or Apameia is the name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the wife of Seleucus I Nicator:*Apamea , on the Tigris near the Euphrates, precise location unknown, now in Iraq...
.
Quadratus of Nicomedia
Quadratus or Codratus was a nobleman who was martyed at NicomediaNicomedia
Nicomedia was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, founded in 712/11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus . After being destroyed by Lysimachus, it was rebuilt by Nicomedes I of Bithynia in 264 BC under the name of Nicomedia, and has ever since been one of the most...
during the reign of Valerian. His feast day is March 10.
Quadratus, Theodosius, Emmanuel and Companions
This Quadratus or Codratus was a martyred bishop in AnatoliaAnatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
. He was arrested and put to death with forty-two other martyrs, including Emmanuel and Theodosius, during the persecution of the Christians by Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
in 304. Their feast day is March 26.