Saint Charalambos (Greek: Άγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampus Charalambos Haralampus Haralampos Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian bishop in Magnesia a region of 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. It is believed that at the time of his martyrdom in 202 Charalambos was 113 years old.
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