Saint Castulus | |
|---|---|
 St. Castulus statue at Moosburg | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | 286 AD Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | Catholic Church: March 26; March 27 (Freising, Munich). Eastern Orthodox Church: December 18[1] |
| Attributes | spade. |
| Patronage | Shepherds; invoked against erysipelas, lightning, horse theft, wildfires, drowning, cowherds[2] |
Castulus (died 286) is venerated as a martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was the chamberlain (or officer, valet) of Emperor Diocletian and the husband of Irene of Rome.[2]
- ^ Saints, December 18, Justin Popović Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
- ^ a b Name bedeutet: der Gewissenhafte (latein.) (2007-03-25). "Castulus (Kastulus) – Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". Heiligenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2011-06-27.