St. Eleutherius of Bithynia

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Died: beheaded c.305 in Bithynia, buried the place of executions, and a church was built over his grave.

Also known as Eleutherius of Tarso, Eleutherius of Tarsius, Eleuterio

Imperial Roman senator. Chamberlain to Emperor Maximian Galerius at Constantinople. Convert to Christianity, after which he withdrew from the imperial court to his country estate in Bithynia. The persecutions caught up with him there, though. Martyr.