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Also known as

• Euplio
• Euplius
• Euplo

Memorial

• 12 August
• 11 August (Synaxary of Constantinople; Byzantine-rite calendars)
• 27 August on some calendars

Profile

Deacon. Tortured and martyred by order of governor Calvisianus in the persecutions of Diocletian for the crime of possessing a copy of the Gospels. His copy of the Scripture was taken when he was arrested; in court he was asked if he had any other copies, and he began to recite them from memory.

Died

• flogged to death on 12 August 304 in Catania, Sicily, Italy
• relics in Trevico, Italy that were long thought to be from Euplus were examined scientifically in 2005 and determined to be from three different people

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Catania, Sicily, Italy
• Francavilla di Sicilia, Italy
• Trevico, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Saint Euplus of Catania“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 December 2022. Web. 30 April 2024. <>