St. Eupsychius

Eupsychius who suffered under Hadrian is said to have been discharged after his arrest, when he sold all his possessions, and gave part of the proceeds to the poor, and part to tho

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September 7 · Martyr

St. Eupsychius

St. Eupsychius

Eupsychius who suffered under Hadrian is said to have been discharged after his arrest, when he sold all his possessions, and gave part of the proceeds to the poor, and part to tho

Traditional feast

September 7
1914 / pre-1969 calendar, per Baring-Gould (1897)

Current feast

April 9
Secondary source · Wikipedia

Represents

Martyr

Early life

The book says little or nothing about early life. This is how the account begins.

Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 65 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.

Eupsychius who suffered under Hadrian is said to have been discharged after his arrest, when he sold all his possessions, and gave part of the proceeds to the poor, and part to those who had delated him to the magistrate. He was again arrested; his sides were tom with iron hooks, and he was then transfixed with a sword, by order of the judge Sapricius.

What they represent

How they teach us to live

Drawn from themes in the original account

Give to people in need. The account records care for the poor.

Keep their day. Remember them on September 7 with a short prayer, and ask for their help.

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The full original · 65 words

Read Baring-Gould’s full account

Baring-Gould’s sources: Greek Mensea and Menologies, Modern Roman Martyrology. Another Eupsychius on April 9. Authorities: — Mention in the Mensea and Mcnology.] T is difficult to tell whether there were two martyrs of the same name at Caesarea, or only one, and that another Eupsychius who suffered at a different date has been confounded with him. One Eupsychius has been mentioned on April 3 (p. 130). That Eupsychius died under Julian, for pulling down the Temple of Fortune. This Eupsychius suffered much earlier, under Hadrian, Nor is it clear which martyr is the one mentioned by S. Gregory Nazianzen and S. Basil the Great. 1 Thought to be the same as S. Adamnan, Abbot of Hy. S. John.

Eupsychius who suffered under Hadrian is said to have been discharged after his arrest, when he sold all his possessions, and gave part of the proceeds to the poor, and part to those who had delated him to the magistrate. He was again arrested; his sides were tom with iron hooks, and he was then transfixed with a sword, by order of the judge Sapricius.

Feast days

Feast: April 9
Traditional: September 7

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Image: Menologion of Basil 012.jpg · Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with G · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain.

Image: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with G, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.