Saint Julian of Antioch | |
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| Died | ~305 AD |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church |
| Feast | June 21 (Eastern Orthodox); March 16 (Roman Catholicism) |
| Attributes | portrayed as being cast into the sea in a sack full of serpents and scorpions. He may also be shown as his coffin floats with four angels seated on it, or being led bound on adromedary. |
Julian of Antioch (Latin:Julianus,Greek: Ίουλιανός;d. AD 305 x 311),[1] variously distinguished asJulian the Martyr,Julian of Tarsus,Julian of Cilicia, andJulian of Anazarbus, was a 4th-centuryChristianmartyr andsaint. He is sometimes confused with theSt Julian who was martyred with his wifeBasilissa.
Ofsenatorial rank, he was killed during thepersecutions ofDiocletian.
His legend states that he was subjected to terrible tortures, and paraded daily for a whole year through the various cities ofCilicia. He was then sewn up in a sack half-filled with scorpions, sand, and vipers, then cast into the sea. The waters carried his body toAlexandria, and he was buried there before hisrelics weretranslated to Antioch.[2]
Saint John Chrysostom preached ahomily in Julian's honor atAntioch,[2] whose chiefbasilica was said to be the final resting place for Julian'srelics and was known in his honor.
Hisfeast day is June 21 in theEastern Orthodox Church, and March 16 in theCatholic Church.
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