Back خرالمبوس Arabic Харалампий Магнезийски Bulgarian Caralampi Catalan Svatý Charalambos Czech Άγιος Χαράλαμπος Greek Caralampio Spanish Charalampe de Magnésie French Caralampio Galician חרלמבוס הקדוש HE Caralampo Italian
Saint Charalampos | |
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 A Greek icon of Saint Charalampos, early 17th century | |
| Hieromartyr | |
| Born | c. 89 (supposedly) Magnesia on the Maeander, Asia Minor (modern-day Tekin, Aydın Province, Turkey) |
| Died | 202 (supposedly aged 113) Antioch of Pisidia (modern-day Yalvaç, Isparta Province, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saint Stephen, Meteora, Greece |
| Feast | 10 February |
| Attributes | Vested as either a priest or bishop, holding a Gospel Book, with right hand raised in blessing. |
Saint Charalampos (Ancient Greek: Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name Χαράλαμπος means glowing with joy in Greek. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. According to one source, at the time of his martyrdom in 202, Charalambos was 113 years old.[1]
- ^ Velimirovic, Nikolai. "The Hieromartyr Charalampus". The Prologue from Ochrid. Serbian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2007-03-11.