Saint Cassius of Clermont and Companions | |
|---|---|
 Stained glass depiction of Cassius, Église Saint-Eutrope, Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | ~264 AD Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | May 15 |
Saint Cassius of Clermont is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. He was a senator who was converted to Christianity by Austromoine.[1]
Cassius was killed with Victorinus (a pagan priest who had also been converted by Austremonius),[2] Maximus, Anatolius, Linguinus, and others at Clermont-Ferrand by Chrocas, the chieftain of the Alemanni, who were invading Roman Gaul at the time.[3] Chrocas is said to have killed a total of 6,266 Christians at Clermont at this time, according to tradition.[4]
Gregory of Tours mentions a Church of Saint Cassius the Martyr at Clermont.[5]
- ^ Goyau, Georges. "Diocese of Clermont." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 11 October 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Goyau, Georges. "Diocese of Clermont." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 11 October 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Saints Cassius et Victorin", Nominis
- ^ Benedictine Monks, Book of the Saints (Kessinger Publishing, 2003), p. 59.
- ^ Wojtalik, Katarzyna. "Cassius, martyr of Clermont", The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity, University of Oxford
