| Saint Gorgonius | |
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| Died | 304 AD, Nicomedia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | March 12 |
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Saint Gorgonius was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the persecution of Diocletian. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Events By Place Roman Empire The Roman colony of Konstanz is founded Nicomedia ( Greek: Νικομήδεια modern İzmit) was founded by Nicomedes I of Bithynia at the head of the Gulf of Astacus which opens Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate
According to Lactantius and Eusebius, Gorgonius held a high position in the household of the emperor. Lucius Caelius (or Caecilius? Firmianus Lactantius was an Early Christian author (ca When the persecution began he was consequently among the first to be charged, and with his companions, Peter, Dorotheus and several others, was subjected to the most frightful torments and finally strangled.
According to one version of the legend, Diocletian, wishing to expose Christians in his household, ordered everyone to pay honor to the Roman gods; if they refused, they would be exposed as Christians. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its The first to be exposed was Diocletian's butler, Peter, surnamed Cubicularius ("valet, chamberlain"), who was strung up, his flesh torn from his bones. Two Christians, Dorotheus, an imperial chamberlain, and Gorgonius, an army officer, protested this treatment, and were also martyred, together with another official, named Migdonius. In the meantime, Peter was burned alive. [1]
Diocletian, determined that their bodies should not receive the extraordinary honours which the early Christians gave the relics of the martyrs, ordered them to be thrown into the sea. A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial The Christians nevertheless obtained possession of them and later the body of Gorgonius was carried to Rome. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
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Veneration
From there in the 8th century the remains were translated by Saint Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz to the monastery of Gorze in Lorraine. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Saint Chrodegang (died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death Gorze Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Gorze in the present Arrondissement of Metz-Campagne, near Metz in Lorraine. Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Many French churches obtained portions of the saint's body from Gorze, but in the general pillage of the French Revolution, most of these relics were lost. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The feast of Gorgonius and his companions is kept on 12 March. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving [2]
Other saints with the same name
Another Saint Gorgonius was an early Roman martyr commemorated on 9 September. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Of this martyr all that is known is his name and that he was buried on a 9 September in the cemetery known as Inter duas lauros (between the two laurel trees) on the Via Labicana. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian The Via Labicana was an ancient road of Italy, leading east southeast from Rome. Because of this paucity of information about him, Saint Gorgonius, though still listed as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church,[2] is no longer included in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints to be commemorated universally, wherever the Roman Rite is celebrated. For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius The liturgical rite of the Church of Rome is called the Roman Rite. [3][4]
A third saint of this name was a member of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, otherwise known as the soldiers of the "Thundering Legion". The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/ Katharevousa Greek Ἃγιοι Τεσσεράκοντα Demotic Άγιοι Σαράντα
The different Gorgonii seem to have been frequently confused. The Catholic Encyclopaedia mentions others of the same name of whom virtually nothing is known and who have almost identical feast dates; these seem to be echoes of those named above. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
Legacy
- San Gorgonio Mountain near San Bernardino, California was named by Spanish missionaries in honor of Saint Gorgonius in the 1800s. San Gorgonio Mountain (or Mount San Gorgonio, or Old Greyback) is the highest peak in Southern California at 11499 feet (3505 m above
References
- ^ Santi Pietro (detto Cubicolario), Doroteo e Gorgonio (Italian). Santi e Beati.
- ^ a b Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
- ^ Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 138
- ^ San Gorgonio di Roma (Italian). Santi e Beati.
This article incorporates text from the entry St. Gorgonius in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
Bibliography
- Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford, 2004)
External links
- (German) Relic of Gorgonius
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