Saint Pantaleon
Christian martyr and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Saint Pantaleon?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other people with the same name, see Pantaleon (disambiguation).
Saint Pantaleon (Greek: Παντελεήμων, romanized: Panteleḗmōn, lit. 'All-compassionate'; Russian: Пантелеи́мон, romanized: Panteleímon), counted in Western Christianity as among the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Late Middle Ages, and in Eastern Christianity as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.
Quick Facts Great-Martyr and Unmercenary Healer, Born ...
Saint Pantaleon (Panteleimon) | |
---|---|
Great-Martyr and Unmercenary Healer | |
Born | c. 275 Nicomedia (modern-day Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) |
Died | 305[1] Nicomedia (modern-day Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Anglicanism Oriental Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Pantaleon Monastery in the Jordan desert, Pantaleon Church built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, Constantinople |
Feast | 27 July[2][3] (Western Christianity, Byzantine Christianity) 19 Epip (Coptic Christianity)[4] |
Attributes | A compartmented apothecary's (medicine) box, with a long-handled spatula or spoon; a martyr's cross |
Patronage | Physicians, Apothecaries, midwives, livestock, lottery, lottery winners and victories, lottery tickets; invoked against headaches, consumption, locusts, witchcraft, accidents and loneliness; helper for crying children |
Close
Though there is evidence to suggest that a martyr named Pantaleon existed, some consider the stories of his life and death to be purely legendary.[5]