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1st century berja , spain may 15 ; may 1 150px roman catholic church , orthodox catholic church berja , spain martyr ctesiphon of vergium
 saint ctesiphon
ctesiphon of vergium

saint ctesiphon -lrb- -rrb- is venerated as the patron saint of berja , spain .
tradition makes him a christian missionary of the 1st century , during the apostolic age .
he evangelized the town of `` bergi '' , `` vergis '' , or `` vergium '' , identified as berja , and became its first bishop .
he is one of the group of seven apostolic men -lrb- `` siete varones apostólicos '' -rrb- , seven christian clerics ordained in rome by saints peter and paul and sent to evangelize spain .
besides ctesiphon , this group includes sts .
hesychius , caecilius , torquatus , euphrasius , indaletius , and secundius -lrb- `` hesiquio , cecilio , torcuato , eufrasio , indalecio y segundo '' -rrb- .
