St. Calliopiusat Pompeiopolis
in Cilicia
Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood
“Theoklia begged the guard to crucify her son head downward... The holy martyr hung on the cross overnight and died on Great Friday in the year 304.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
3rd century
Perge, Pamphylia
Death
7 Apr (20 Apr) 304
Pompeiopolis, Paphlagonia
Sufferings
- Torture
- Imprisonment
- Execution
Eras
- Diocletianic Persecution