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Saint Sergius the Martyr

Saint Sergius Memorial

formerly 7 October
removed from the calendar and cultus suppressed in 1969

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An officer (primicerius) in the army of Emperor Maximian. Held in high esteem by the emperor until he admitted being a Christian. Tortured and martyred. The city of Resapha, Syria was rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian, and the name was changed to Sergiopolis in his honour.

beheaded c.303 at Resapha, Syria
some relics in the church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Rome, Italy

Pre-Congregation

Syria

Representation

soldier with the palm of martyrdom
with Saint Bacchus

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Sergius the Martyr“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 October 2016. Web. 20 April 2018. <>