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Porphyry of Gaza, Greek bishop and saint (born 347)
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AD 420
Calendar year
Year 420 (CDXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Constantius. The denomination 420 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saint Porphyrius
Saint born in Gaza during the Byzantine Empire
Porphyrius was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)