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Saint Venantius of Camerino

detail from the painting 'Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Venetianus of Camerino' by Carlo Crivelli, 1482, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy Memorial

18 May

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Teenager tortured extensively and martyred with ten other Christians during the persecutions of Decius.

Born

c.235

beheaded c.250 at Camerino, Italy
relics at Camerino

Pre-Congregation

Camerino, Italy

Representation

young man crucified upside-down with smoke coming from his head
young man holding the citadel of Camerino, Italy
young man holding the city of Camerino, a palm, and a book
young man with a banner holding a city wall

Additional Information

Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

siti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Venantius of Camerino“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 May 2016. Web. 28 September 2016. <>