Hieromartyr Carterius of Caesarea in Cappadocia (304)

Commemorated on January 8

A presbyter in Caesarea, Cappadocia, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian and Urban his deputy for Caesarea, he suffered severely for his confession of faith in and preaching about Jesus Christ. After heavy torture he died from the spear of the guilt of the Jews in the year 304.