Saint Expeditus | |
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 Expeditus with his typical iconographical attributes. | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | c. 303 Melitene, Armenia Minor, Roman Empire (modern-day Malatya, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 19 April |
| Attributes | Depicted as a Roman centurion, holding a palm leaf in his left hand, and raising a cross with the word hodie (today) on it in his right hand. His right foot is stepping on a crow, which is speaking the word "cras" (tomorrow). |
| Patronage | emergencies; expeditious solutions; against procrastination; merchants; revolutionaries; navigators |
Expeditus (died 303), also known as Expedite, was said to have been a Roman centurion in Armenia who was martyred around April 303 in what is now Turkey, for converting to Christianity. Considered the patron saint of urgent causes, he is also known as the saint of time; he was commemorated by the Catholic Church on 19 April.