Saints of Orthodoxy

St. PhocasBishop of Sinope

Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“After fierce torture they enclosed Saint Phocas in a hot bath, where he died a martyr’s death in the year 117.”
St. Phocas Bishop of Sinope

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

1st century

Sinope, Roman Empire

Death

117

Roman Empire

History

Translation of relics
Unknown

Life path

  • Bishop

Undertakings & Callings

  • Preaching
  • Confessing the faith

Patronage

  • Fire
  • Drowning

Sufferings

  • Torture

Eras

  • Persecution in Roman Emp.

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