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Saints Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides are honored as Christian martyrs who were burned to death in Rome in 244 [1] [2] or 326. [3] According to Professor Mauricio Saavedra OSA, "this group was introduced by Baronius and is fictitious." [4]
The old Roman and British Martyrology places their deaths at Corinth. [5]
They are commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church on 28 May. [6]
This Crescentius should not be confused with Crescentius of Rome, who died in 303; this Helladius is not the bishop and martyr commemorated on the same day.
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May 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 29
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Helladius may refer to:
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August 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 30