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Amphian

Amphian (Latin: Amphianus, Greek: Αμφιανός) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305. In the Eastern Orthodox calendar, his feast thus falls on April 2, along with Aedisius, who is sometimes called his brother.

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Amphian (Latin: Amphianus, Greek: Αμφιανός) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305. In the Eastern Orthodox calendar, his feast thus falls on April 2, along with Aedisius, who is sometimes called his brother.

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