Diomedes of Tarsus
Saint Diomedes | |
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Fresco of St. Diomedes at Hilandar Monastery, Mt. Athos. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | Tarsus (modern-day Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) |
| Died | between 298 and 311 AD Nicaea (modern-day İznik, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 16 August |
Saint Diomedes of Tarsus (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης ὁ Ταρσεύς, romanized: Diomḗdēs ho Tarseús; also known as Diomede; died between 298 and 311 AD) is venerated as a Greek Christian saint and martyr, being one of the Holy Unmercenaries.