In Melitene, in the city of Armenia, St. Polieuto, martyr, who, being a soldier, as a result of the Decree of the Emperor Decio which forced to sacrifice to the gods, broke idols, so it was cruelly martyred to be beheaded, thus receiving the baptism with his own blood (c. 250).
| Celebration | 7 of January Saints of the day |
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| Name |
Polieuto is a man's name.
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| Death | on year 250 in Melitene in current Armenia Saints dead in Armenia |
| Process | We have no record of his canonization process. |