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Also known as

• Gorgonius

Memorial

• 12 March
• 28 December as one of the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia

Profile

Army officer and member of the staff in the house of emperor Diocletian. He was exposed as a Christian when he objected to the torture of fellow servant and Catholic, Saint Peter of Nicomedia. This led to his own arrest, torture and execution. Martyr.

Died

• hanged to death in 303 in Nicomedia, Bythinia (in modern Turkey)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gorgonio of Nicomedia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 March 2017. Web. 25 January 2021. <>