Abundius of Umbria, also known as Abundius of Syria (died 303) was a

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Chur ...

and

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

during the

Diocletian persecution The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights ...

Biography

He was the grandson of Anastasius, and accompanied him and others from Syria to

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, where he was martyred. No specific feast day in his name is known.

References

Sources

* Holweck, F. G., ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. Year of birth missing 303 deaths 4th-century Christian martyrs 4th-century Romans Christians martyred during the reign of Diocletian {{Italy-saint-stub