Hieromartyr · 1st century
Hieromartyr Pancratius Bishop of Taormina
Also known as Pancratius of Taormina
A man of Antioch, baptized in the days of the apostles, who was sent by the Apostle Peter to preach in Sicily and became the first bishop of Taormina, where he was martyred.
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Notes
Pre-schism Western saint; not Martyr Pancratius of Rome (OS-1158).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints