Ephysius of Sardinia (250?–303?) is a
Christian 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 ...
. Nothing is known of his life, except his martyrdom. He is the patron of
Cagliari, a commune in Sardinia. He is especially revered in the city, although his
relics
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tang ...
lie in Pisa.
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Ante-Nicene Christian martyrs
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