Castulus

Saint

Castulus
St. Castulus statue at Moosburg
Martyr
Died286 AD
Rome
Venerated inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
FeastCatholic Church: March 26; March 27 (Freising, Munich).
Eastern Orthodox Church: December 18[1]
Attributesspade.
PatronageShepherds; 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]

  1. ^ Saints, December 18, Justin Popović Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
  2. ^ a b Name bedeutet: der Gewissenhafte (latein.) (2007-03-25). "Castulus (Kastulus) – Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon". Heiligenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2011-06-27.