Sagar_of_Laodicea

Sagar of Laodicea

Sagar of Laodicea

Greek bishop and saint (died 175)

Saint Sagar or Sagaris was a martyr of the early Christian church. He was supposedly a disciple of St. Paul;[1] it is known that he was Bishop of Laodicea, Phrygia. He suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Sagar was quoted by Polycrates because he was a quartodeciman.[2]

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His feast day is 6 October.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Catholic Online St. Sagar, Catholic Voice Foundation, accessed 1 January 2020
  2. [2]
    Hill, Charles E. (2004-03-19). The Johannine Corpus in the Early Church. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-153264-1.
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