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Martyr Adrian of Caesarea

d. c. 309

Also known as Adrian of Caesarea in Palestine

One of the last martyrs of the persecution at Caesarea in Palestine under Galerius; he was condemned and slain by the sword about the year 309.

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The Holy Martyr Adrian of Caesarea

Life

Adrian was a martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, one of the last to suffer in the great persecution there, about the year 309. He is commemorated on February 3, together with the Martyr Eubulus, his companion.

By the accounts he was seized and brought before the governor Firmilianus, and having confessed Christ he was condemned. He was put to death by the sword, and so entered into eternal life among the martyrs of the persecution recorded at Caesarea.

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Fellow martyr; suffered with Adrian at Caesarea in Palestine about 309, the last to die in the persecution there as recorded by Eusebius.
Martyr Eubulusof Caesarea
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Saints connected to his life, mission, and place in Orthodox tradition.

Fellow martyrs of the same Diocletianic persecution at Caesarea in Palestine recorded by Eusebius; Adrian and Eubulus came to the city to visit these confessors and were themselves seized.
Martyr Pamphiliusthe Presbyter and his Companions at Caesarea
A fellow martyr of Caesarea in Palestine under Diocletian, remembered in Eusebius's account.
Virgin Martyr Theodosiaof Tyre

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 3