Telemachus

Telemachus
Martyr, Hermit
Born: 3rd Century (Asia Minor)
Died: January 1, 404 (Rome)
Feast: January 1
-Biography
Telemachus was an ascetic monk who lived in the Eastern Roman Empire in the 5th century. He visited Rome and attempted to stop a gladiatorial fight in the amphitheatre. He also opposed the pagan rites performed during the Circumcision of the Lord. Because of this, he was stoned to death by the crowd. Despite this, the Christian Emperor Honorius I of Rome was impressed by his martyrdom and issued a historic ban on gladiatorial fights. His martyrdom occurred on January 1, 404.