The Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Tauromenium in Sicily.
Saint Pancratius, who was a contemporary of the Apostles, had Antioch as his homeland, where he was guided to the Faith of Christ by Peter, the Chief of the Apostles. Later, he came to Sicily, where he brought many to the Faith, and was finally put to death by the pagans.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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