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|SaintName=Saint Christopher | |SaintName=Saint Christopher | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=July 25 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Canaan, Palestine, Roman Empire (traditional) | |SaintBirthPlace=Canaan, Palestine, Roman Empire (traditional) | ||
|DeathPlace=Lycia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire | |DeathPlace=Lycia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom | |SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom | ||
|NotableAddress1=St. Christopher's Church, Bargoed, Caerphilly CF81 8RP, United Kingdom | |NotableAddress1=St. Christopher's Church, Bargoed, Caerphilly CF81 8RP, United Kingdom | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Parish in New York | |NotableLabel3=Parish in New York | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=40.7142, -74.0079 | |NotableCoordinates3=40.7142, -74.0079 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Italy; Greece; France; Spain | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Bengo]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Carrying Christ child across river without sinking | |SaintMiracle1=Carrying Christ child across river without sinking | ||
|Profession=ferryman | |Profession=ferryman | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=St. Christopher's Church, Bargoed, UK | |PrimaryShrine=St. Christopher's Church, Bargoed, UK | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Christopher''' (Greek: '''Χριστόφορος'''; d. c. 251), also known as '''Saint Christopher of Lycia''', was an early Christian martyr whose legend portrays him as a giant who carried the Christ Child across a dangerous river, earning his name meaning "Christ-bearer."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03792a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Christopher |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions in the 13th-century ''Golden Legend'' by Jacobus de Voragine, Christopher was a Canaanite of immense stature who sought the strongest king to serve, eventually pledging to Christ after carrying the disguised Child across a torrent, the weight of whom was the world's sin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=240 |title=St. Christopher - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Historical evidence for his existence is scant, with no reliable records before the 5th century, and the Roman Martyrology places his martyrdom in Lycia under Emperor Decius (c. 250), though this cannot be confirmed beyond legend. | '''Saint Christopher''' (Greek: '''Χριστόφορος'''; d. c. 251), also known as '''Saint Christopher of Lycia''', was an early Christian martyr whose legend portrays him as a giant who carried the Christ Child across a dangerous river, earning his name meaning "Christ-bearer."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03792a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Christopher |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions in the 13th-century ''Golden Legend'' by Jacobus de Voragine, Christopher was a Canaanite of immense stature who sought the strongest king to serve, eventually pledging to Christ after carrying the disguised Child across a torrent, the weight of whom was the world's sin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=240 |title=St. Christopher - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Historical evidence for his existence is scant, with no reliable records before the 5th century, and the Roman Martyrology places his martyrdom in Lycia under Emperor Decius (c. 250), though this cannot be confirmed beyond legend. | ||