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Also known as

• Abacum

Memorial

• 19 January
• 16 January (Jerusalem martyrology)

Profile

Born to the nobility. Son of Saint Maris and Saint Martha, brother of Saint Audifax. Convert. Martyred with his whole family in the persecutions of Aurelian.

Born

• in Persia

Died

• beheaded in 270 at Saint Ninfa, 13 miles from Rome, Italy
• relics discovered in Rome in 1590
• some relics enshrined in Prüm, Germany
• some relics enshrined in Seligenstadt, Germany

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Caselette, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Saint Abachum of Persia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 November 2023. Web. 18 April 2024. <>