# Evellius

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{{Short description|Christian martyr}}
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| honorific_prefix = [Saint](/source/Saint) |name= Evellius
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|death_date= {{circa}} 66
|feast_day= 11 May 
|venerated_in= [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)<br>[Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church)<ref>{{in lang|el}} ''[https://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3102/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐβέλλιος ὁ Μάρτυρας].'' 11 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.</ref>
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|death_place= [Pisa](/source/Pisa), [Roman Italy](/source/Roman_Italy)
|titles= [Martyr](/source/Martyr)
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'''Evellius''' ({{langx|it|Evelio, Evellio}}, died {{circa}} AD 66) was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to the emperor [Nero](/source/Nero) who [converted to Christianity](/source/Conversion_to_Christianity) during the martyrdom of Saint [Torpes of Pisa](/source/Torpes_of_Pisa).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holweck |first=Frederick George |author-link=Frederick George Holweck |title=A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology |date=1924 |publisher=B. Herder |volume=1 |pages=356 |language=en}}</ref> He fled to Rome but was apprehended and executed on his arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gachie |first=Laban Thua |date=2019-07-16 |title=St Evellius of Pisa - Feast Day - May 11 |url=https://catholicreadings.org/saint-evellius-of-pisa/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Catholic Daily Readings |language=en-US}}</ref>

Evellius is venerated by saint in both the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) and [Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church)es, and his [feast day](/source/feast_day) is celebrated on 11 May.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |title=Saint Evellius of Pisa |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-evellius-of-pisa/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=CatholicSaints.Info |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3299 St. Evellius - Catholic Online]

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