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Symphorian Champier
:''Symphorian is also the name of one of the Four Crowned Martyrs. For various places in France and Belgium, see Saint-Symphorien.'' Symphorian (Symphorianus, Symphorien), Timotheus (Timothy), and Hippolytus of Rome are three Christian martyrs who though they were unrelated and were killed in different places and at different times, shared a common feast day in the General Roman Calendar from at least the 1568 Tridentine Calendar to the Mysterii Paschalis. While still a young man, Symphorian was either beheaded or beaten to death with clubs. Symphorian According to a legendary ''passio'' of St. Benignus of Dijon, Symphorian was a young nobleman who was converted by Benignus at Autun. Symphorian was beheaded, while still a young man, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.Meier, Gabriel. "Sts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Crowned Martyrs
The Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, ''Sancti Quatuor Coronati'') were nine individuals who are venerated as martyrs and saints of Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups: # Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus (Carpoforus), Victorinus (Victorius, Vittorinus) # Claudius, Castorius, Symphorian (Simpronian), Nicostratus, and Simplicius According to the ''Golden Legend'', the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death "but were learned through the Lord’s revelation after many years had passed."William Granger Ryan Jacobus, ''The Golden Legend: Readings on the Saints'' (Princeton University Press, 1993), 291–2. They were called the "Four Crowned Martyrs" because their names were unknown ("crown" referring to the crown of martyrdom). First group Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus, and Victorinus were martyred at Rome or Castra Albana, according to Christian tradition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
