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Saint Hipparchus of Samosata

9 December

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Worked as a local magistrate. Martyred for refusing to perform a pagan rite in celebration of the victory of Emperor Maximian over the Persians. One of the Martyrs of Samosata.

crucified in 297 at Samosata (an area of modern Turkey)

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

“Saint Hipparchus of Samosata“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 November 2009. Web. 27 May 2018. <>