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Also known as

• Eleftherios
• Eleuterio
• Eleuterus
• Eleutherus
• Liberalis
• Liberator
• Liberatore

Memorial

• 18 April
• 15 May on some calendars
• 5 September on some calendars
• 24 November on some calendars
• 21 May on some calendars
• 13 May on some calendars
• 23 May on some calendars
• 31 December on some calendars

Profile

Son of Saint Anthia of Illyria; his father died when the boy was very young. Educated by Bishop Dynamius. Bishop of Illyria, Dalmatia (in modern Croatia) at age 20. Arrested for bringing an imperial Roman official to Christianity. Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian along with his mother and eleven other Christians whose names have not come down to us.

Born

• c.100, possibly in or near Messina, Italy

Died

• beaten to death c.138
• relics enshrined in Rieti, Troia and Velletri in Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy, diocese of
• Civitacampomarano, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Saint Eleutherius of Illyria“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 November 2023. Web. 1 May 2024. <>