A Saint from the pages of St. Paul's2nd letter to Timothy

    

St. Onesiphorus

Facts

Feastday: September 6
Death: 81

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Martyr with Porphyrius. Onesiphorus was mentioned in St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy. According to tradition, they went to Spain in the footsteps of St. Paul and then suffered martyrdom on the Hellespont, under Emperor Domitian. They were tied to wild horses and torn to pieces. Porphyrius was said to be a member of Onesiphorus' household.