Saint Bacchus

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Saint Bacchus is an early Christian martyr, venerated alongside Saint Sergius, who is honored as a soldier-saint and patron in Eastern Christian traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
associatedWith Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Roman army NERFINISHED
commemoratedAs holy martyr
commemoratedIn Eastern Christian liturgical calendars NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn same day as Saint Sergius in many calendars
companionOf Saint Sergius NERFINISHED
cultRegion Roman East NERFINISHED
Syrian region
cultTitle Holy Martyr Bacchus NERFINISHED
Saint Bacchus the Soldier NERFINISHED
diedIn 4th century
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 20 October (some Eastern calendars)
7 October
gender male
hasFeastWith Saint Sergius NERFINISHED
honoredAlongside Saint Sergius NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute military attire
shown with Saint Sergius
languageOfPrimaryTradition Greek
linkedLegend Passion of Sergius and Bacchus NERFINISHED
liturgicalRank martyr (in Eastern traditions)
martyrdomType military martyr
patronage same-sex couples (modern devotional interpretation)
soldiers
relationshipCharacterization close companion of Saint Sergius
religion Christianity
sharesCultWith Saint Sergius NERFINISHED
status venerated saint
traditionType Eastern Christian hagiography
veneratedAs martyr
soldier-saint
veneratedBy Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED

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