Saint Saturninus
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Saint Saturninus may refer to:
- Saturninus (died c. 203), companion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, martyred in Carthage, feast day: 7 March
- SaturninSaturninSaint Saturnin of Toulouse , with a feast day entered for November 29, was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus to Christianize Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities...
of Toulouse (died c. 257), first bishop of Toulouse, France, feast day: 29 November - Saturninus (died c. 303), name of four of the Martyrs of Zaragoza, feast day: 16 April
- Saturninus (died 304), one of the Martyrs of AbitinaMartyrs of AbitinaThe Martyrs of Abitina were a group of 49 Christians found guilty, in 304, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian, of having illegally celebrated Sunday worship at Abitina, a town in the Roman province of Africa....
, feast day: 12 February - Saturninus of CagliariSaturninus of CagliariSaint Saturninus of Cagliari is venerated as the patron saint of Cagliari. According to Christian tradition, Saturninus was a local martyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by order of governor Barbarus...
(died c. 304), martyred in Sardinia, feast day: 30 October - Saturninus, one of the Seven RobbersSeven RobbersThe Seven Robbers were martyrs on the island of Corcyra in the 2nd century AD. Their names were Saturninus, Insischolus , Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, and Mammius.-Life:...
martyred on Corfu in the 2nd century
See also
- Saturninus (disambiguation)
- Saint-Saturnin (disambiguation)
- SaturninaSaturninaSaint Saturnina is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr, “now believed to most likely be purely legendary.”-Legend:Her legend states that she came from a noble German family , and that she took a vow of celibacy at the age of twelve. When her parents forced her into marriage when she turned...
, Christian virgin martyr