Secundus of Asti

Saint

Secundus of Asti
Image of Saint Secundus, from the Codice della Catena (Turin).
Diedc. 119 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastMarch 29
Attributesa sword, angel bringing him communion[1]
PatronageAsti; Ventimiglia

Secundus of Asti (Italian: Secondo di Asti) (died c. 119) is venerated as a martyr and saint. His feast day is generally celebrated on March 29. Until the 15th century it was celebrated at Asti on March 30, but it is now celebrated there on the first Tuesday in May. He was a historical figure who was beheaded at Asti under Hadrian. He is said to have been a patrician of Asti and a subaltern officer in the imperial army. It is known that a church was dedicated to him in the area as early as the 9th century.[2]

Collegiate church of San Secondo in Asti.
  1. ^ Husenbeth, Frederik Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 149
  2. ^ "San Secondo di Asti su santiebeati.it". Santiebeati.it. Retrieved 2018-03-17.