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Statue of Saint Gorgon Date And Artist Unknown Saint Gorgon Chapel Montours France Photographed On 2 October 2011 By Go69
Statue of Saint Gorgon Date And Artist Unknown Saint Gorgon Chapel Montours France Photographed On 2 October 2011 By Go69

Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia

Also known as: Gorgon

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

September 9

Died

January 1, 303

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia, also known as Gorgon, was a courageous soldier in the court of Emperor Diocletian. His life story takes us back to the time of the Roman Empire when Christianity was seen as a threat to the pagan beliefs of the rulers. Gorgonius was born in Nicomedia, a city in the Roman province of Bithynia, which is in modern-day Turkey....