Abudimus

{{short description|3rd and 4th-century Greek Christian martyr and saint}}

{{Infobox saint

|name = Abudimus

|titles = Saint, Martyr

|death_date = 305

|death_place = island of Tenedos, Aegean sea
(modern-day Bozcaada, Çanakkale, Turkey)

|feast_day = July 15

|venerated_in= Catholic Church,
Eastern Orthodox Church

}}

Abudimus ({{langx|el|Ἅγιος Ἀβούδιμος}}; died 305) was a Greek Christian martyr also known as Abudemius of Tenedos.[https://catholicsaints.info/tag/name-abudimus/ Saint Abudemius of Bozcaada] Retrieved on 20 Mar 2018

Abudimus was tortured during the Diocletian persecution on the island of Tenedos, before dying in 305. The reason for the martyrdom was that the saint did not want to eat meat sacrificed to idols.[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/62740/ Sant' Abudemio Martire] Retrieved on 20 Mar 2018

Abudimus is regarded as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day of July 15.

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Sources

  • Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.