Abudemius
Life and witness
In the isle of Tenedos, of St. Abudemius, martyr, who suffered under Dioclesian.
Biographical overview
Abudimus (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀβούδιμος; died 305) was a Greek Christian martyr also known as Abudemius of Tenedos. Abudimus was tortured during the Diocletian persecution on the island of Tenedos, before dying in 305. The reason for his martyrdom was that he did not want to eat meat sacrificed to idols. Abudimus is regarded as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day of July 15.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
In insula Tenedo sancti Abudemii Martyris, qui sub Diocletiano passus est.