Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman emperor Decius (reigned 249-251).
The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates Saint Christopher on May 9. the Tridentine Calendar allowed a commemoration of Saint Christopher on 25 July only in private masses. The restriction was lifted after (see General Roman Calendar as in 1954). While the Roman Catholic Church still approves devotion to him, listing him in the Roman Martyrology among the saints venerated on 25 July, it removed his feast day from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. At that time the church declared that this commemoration was not of Roman tradition, in view of the relatively late date (about 1550) and limited manner in which it was accepted into the Roman Calendar.
According to legend, during the reign of the Emperor Decius, a man named Reprebus or Reprobus (root of English word “reprobate”) was captured in combat against tribes to the west of Egypt and was assigned to the numerus Marmaritarum or “Unit of the Marmaritae” which suggests an otherwise-unidentified “Marmaritae” Berber tribe of Cyrenaica. He was of enormous size and terrifying demeanour. Reprebus accepted baptism and began to preach the faith. Eventually, the governor of Antioch (or in some versions the Emperor himself) decreed that Reprebus was to be executed for his faith. He miraculously survived many attempts at execution, eventually permitting himself to be martyred after converting multitudes. His body was then taken back to Alexandria by Peter of Attalia.
The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates Saint Christopher on May 9. the Tridentine Calendar allowed a commemoration of Saint Christopher on 25 July only in private masses. The restriction was lifted after (see General Roman Calendar as in 1954). While the Roman Catholic Church still approves devotion to him, listing him in the Roman Martyrology among the saints venerated on 25 July, it removed his feast day from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. At that time the church declared that this commemoration was not of Roman tradition, in view of the relatively late date (about 1550) and limited manner in which it was accepted into the Roman Calendar.
According to legend, during the reign of the Emperor Decius, a man named Reprebus or Reprobus (root of English word “reprobate”) was captured in combat against tribes to the west of Egypt and was assigned to the numerus Marmaritarum or “Unit of the Marmaritae” which suggests an otherwise-unidentified “Marmaritae” Berber tribe of Cyrenaica. He was of enormous size and terrifying demeanour. Reprebus accepted baptism and began to preach the faith. Eventually, the governor of Antioch (or in some versions the Emperor himself) decreed that Reprebus was to be executed for his faith. He miraculously survived many attempts at execution, eventually permitting himself to be martyred after converting multitudes. His body was then taken back to Alexandria by Peter of Attalia.
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