Eulampius of Palestine is an early martyr commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox calendar on March 5. The surviving record states only that he lived in Palestine and was beheaded for his confession of faith in Christ.
No further biographical detail has been preserved: the sources name no persecuting emperor, no companions, and no precise date beyond the pre-Nicene period. He is commemorated on the same day as other Palestinian martyrs, including Eulogius of Palestine.
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Historical Record
The entirety of the preserved account is contained in a single sentence: that Eulampius lived in Palestine and was put to death by the sword for his faith. Calendar sources—the OCA Synaxarion, OrthodoxWiki, and the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church calendar—each carry this notice with no additional content.
No source supplies a birthplace, a death date, the name of the emperor under whom he suffered, fellow martyrs, or any account of relics or later glorification. His commemoration falls among more than thirty entries observed on March 5.
Identity
This Eulampius is distinct from the better-documented siblings Eulampius and Eulampia of Nicomedia, who are commemorated on October 10 and are recorded as having died around the year 310 under Maximinus Daza.
