St Talaleo of Egea, also known as Taleleo, Thalelaeus, or Thallelaeus, was a Christian Physician born in 265 AD near Mount Lebanon, Phoenicia and died as a martyr in 284 AD in Egea, Macedonia (modern-day Edessa, Greece) during the Christian persecutions in the reign of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus. We celebrate his feast day on May 20 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Talaleo of Egea Biography |
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Date of Birth | 265 AD |
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Country/Place of Birth | Near Mount Lebanon, Phoenicia in Asia |
Profession | Physician |
Place of Work | Greece |
Date of Death | 284 AD |
Place of Death | Egea, Macedonia (modern-day Edessa, Greece) |
Feast Day | May 20 |
Canonization | Pre-Congregation |
Saint’s Biography
Saint Talaleo of Egea was a doctor who was imprisoned, tortured and killed in the persecutions of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus.
He died in the year 284 in, Greece. His relics are kept in the church of San Agatónico in Constantinople.
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