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Saint Porphyry (or Saint Porphyrius) (Greek: Πορφύριος Porphyrios; Latin: Porphyrius; Slavonic: Порфирий Porfiriy) (ca. 347–420) Bishop of Gaza 395–420 known from the account in his Life for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza and demolishing its temples.Porphyry of Gaza is known to us only from the vivid biography by Mark the Deacon.

birth date
0347-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Macedonia (region), Thessaloniki
death date
0420-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 0420-02-26
death place
Gaza City, Palestine
major shrine
Church of Saint Porphyrius
title
Bishop and Confessor
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church

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