Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
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Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
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Hieromartyr Phocas was born in the city of Sinope in northern Turkey. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, Phocas, Bishop of Sinope, and Phocas the Gardener. Only the last seems authentic. His parents, Pamphilus and Maria, were pious Christians. During his adult years he became Bishop of Sinope. At the time of persecution against Christians under the emperor Trajan (98–117), the governor demanded that the saint renounce Christ. After fi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocas,_Bishop_of_Sinope
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2009-05-28T17:50:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T04:09:51Z
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