Today, Friday February 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of San Teodoro de Amasea.
He was one of the Greek military saints of the fourth century. Saint Theodore of Amasea was born in Asia Minor in the 3rd century and when he was in the army he defeated a dragon.
This fight gave him great popularity. However, his Christian faith, prohibited at that time, would lead him to the death sentence after burning the temple of Cibeles.
He was the first patron of Venice before Saint Mark.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization
Today's saints day, February 17, also celebrates the following saint's days:
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