St. Vulpian
Vulpian of Tyre
Also known as Ulpian
Feast day: April 3
Death: 304
Martyr. A Syrian, he was executed at Tyre, Lebanon, during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (n 284-305).
Because he firmly confessed Jesus as Lord before the judge Urbanus, his joints were dislocated on the rack. Thereafter, he was sewn into a leather sack with a dog and a wasp or serpent, and drowned in the sea, according to Eusebius
Vulpian of Tyre
Also known as Ulpian
Feast day: April 3
Death: 304
Martyr. A Syrian, he was executed at Tyre, Lebanon, during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (n 284-305).
Because he firmly confessed Jesus as Lord before the judge Urbanus, his joints were dislocated on the rack. Thereafter, he was sewn into a leather sack with a dog and a wasp or serpent, and drowned in the sea, according to Eusebius
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