Peter Mavimenus
Peter Mavimenus | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Died | 743 AD[1] Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 21 February |
Peter Mavimenus was a Damascene Christian martyr of the 8th century whose martyrdom is recorded in the Roman Martyrology. He was killed by a group of Arabs who visited him while he was sick after he said to them: "Whoever does not embrace the Christian and Catholic faith, is damned like your false prophet Mahomet."[2][3]
References
- ^ The Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine’s Abbey, Ramsgat (1921). The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonised by the Catholic Church: Extracted From the Roman & Other Martyrologies. Soho Square, London: A & C. Black, LTD. p. 215.
- ^ The Roman Martyrology. Baltimore, Maryland: Kelly, Piet & Co. 1845. p. 59-60.
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum. Holy See. 1748.