The Four Crowned Martyrs | |
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| Martyrs | |
| Born | 3rd century AD |
| Died | between 287 and 305 Castra Albana (1st Group) Sava River, Pannonia (2nd Group) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | August 8 (Group 1) November 8 (Group 2) |
| Patronage | sculptors, stonemasons, stonecutters; against fever; cattle |
The Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, Sancti Quatuor Coronati) were nine individuals who are venerated as martyrs and saints of Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups:
- Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus (Carpoforus), Victorinus (Victorius, Vittorinus)
- Claudius, Castorius, Symphorian (Simpronian), Nicostratus, and Simplicius
According to the Golden Legend, the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death "but were learned through the Lord’s revelation after many years had passed."[1] They were called the "Four Crowned Martyrs" because their names were unknown ("crown" referring to the crown of martyrdom).
- ^ William Granger Ryan Jacobus, The Golden Legend: Readings on the Saints (Princeton University Press, 1993), 291–2.