Rufus and Carpophorus


Saints Rufus and Carpophorus were Christians who were martyred at Capua during the reign of Diocletian. Their Acta state that Rufus was a deacon.
One Saint Rufus for the feast day August 27 also appears as Rufinus in the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum". The other Saint Rufus is said to have suffered with a companion, Carponius, in Diocletian's persecution circa 304 AD.
Their feast day is August 27.