Saint Pamphilus

Saint Pamphilus

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr

Saint Pamphilus

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Pamphilus: June 1
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
  • Date of Death: Saint Pamphilus died 309
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Pamphilus
The story and history of Saint Pamphilus. Pamphilus was of a rich and honorable family, and a native of Berytus, in which city, at that time famous for its schools, he in his youth ran through the whole circle of the sciences, and was afterward honored with the first employments of the magistracy. After he began to know Christ, he could relish no other study but that of salvation, and renounced everything else that he might apply himself wholly to the exercise of virtue and the studies of the Holy Scriptures. This accomplished master in profane sciences, and this renowned magistrate, was not ashamed to become the humble scholar of Pierius, the successor of Origen, in the great catechetical school of Alexandria. He afterward made Caesarea, in Palestine, his residence, where, at his private expense, he collected a great library, which he bestowed on the church of that city. The Saint established there also a public school of sacred literature, and to his labors the Church was indebted for a most correct edition of the Holy Bible, which, with infinite care, he transcribed himself. But nothing was more remarkable in this Saint than his extraordinary humility. His paternal estate he at length distributed among the poor; towards his slaves and domestics his behavior was always that of a brother or a tender father. He led a most austere life, sequestered from the world and its company, and was indefatigable in labor. Such a virtue was his apprenticeship to the grace of martyrdom. In the year 307, Urbanus, the cruel governor of Palestine, caused him to be apprehended, and commanded him to be most inhumanly tormented. But the iron hooks which tore the martyr's sides served only to cover the judge with confusion. After this, the Saint remained almost two years in prison. Urbanus, the governor, was himself beheaded by an order of the Emperor Maximinus, but was succeeded by Firmilian, a man not less barbarous than bigoted and superstitious. After several butcheries, he caused St. Pamphilus to be brought before him, and passed sentence of death upon him. His flesh was torn off to the very bones, and his bowels exposed to view, and the torments were continued a long time without intermission, but he never once opened his mouth so much as to groan. He finished his martyrdom by a slow fire, and died invoking Jesus, the Son of God.

Feast Day of Saint Pamphilus
The Feast Day of Saint Pamphilus is June 1. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Pamphilus

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Pamphilus
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Pamphilus
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Pamphilus - June 1
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 309
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Pamphilus
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
 
 

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Saint Pamphilus