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St. Agathangelus of Rome
Saint Agathangelus of Rome , was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian.
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Feast date: January 23Customary commemoration with Clement of Ancyra. The date is expressed in the Gregorian civil calendar here.
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Saint Agathangelus of Rome (died 312), was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian. He met Clement when the latter was imprisoned in Rome, and traveled back to Ancyra with him where they were both beheaded. According to the Gregorian calendar, his and Clement's feast day is on January 23 but on February 5 according to the Julian calendar which is used in some Eastern Orthodox countries.
The surviving historical record
The surviving biographical account of this saint is brief. It does not establish a complete chronology of childhood, family life, and daily activities. This page includes the available account rather than supplying imagined conversations or undocumented events. Where the account reports a tradition, it should be read as a tradition, not as a modern eyewitness record.
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Historical biography adapted from “Agathangelus of Rome” by Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathangelus_of_Rome
Source revision: 1368089250.
Feast-date reference: St. Agathangelus of Rome — biography and calendar notes (Wikipedia contributors). Date reference checked 2026-09-24.
Traditional accounts and later legends should be read with the qualifications in the biography. An attribution or date check is not a claim of independent review of the entire life.
