Germanicus of Smyrna

Saint Germanicus was a youth who was arrested and martyred for his faith in Smyrna during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antoninus. As Germanicus stood in the arena, facing a wild beast, the Roman proconsul pleaded with him that in view of his youth he should deny his faith to obtain a pardon. But the young man refused to apostatize, and willingly embraced martyrdom.[1]

Saint Germanicus
Martyr
Died155
Smyrna
(modern-day Izmir, Turkey)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast19 January

Germanicus was praised for his courage facing the wild beasts used to kill him,[2] and was referenced in the Martyrdom of Polycarp.

References

  1. St. Germanicus Catholic Online
  2. Page 653 A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines


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