Saint Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος Ágios Christóforos) is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Emperor Decius (reigned 249–251) or alternatively under the Roman Emperor Maximinus II Dacian (reigned 308–313). There appears to be confusion due to the similarity in names Decius and Dacian.
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birth place
Libya, Marmarica, Canaan
death place
Anatolia
title
Martyr
venerated in
Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church
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