Saint Crescentius | |
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| Born | ~292 AD |
| Died | ~303 AD Via Salaria, Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | September 14; October 12 (translation of relics) |
| Patronage | Siena |
Crescentius of Rome (Italian: San Crescenzio di Roma) is venerated as a child martyr by the Roman Catholic Church.
According to tradition, he was born of a noble Roman family and was baptized along with his parents by Epigmenius. During the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, the family fled to Perugia, where his father Euthymius died.[1] Led back to Rome, Crescentius, who was eleven years old, was beheaded on the via Salaria, outside of the city walls.[2]
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Crescentius" Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 October 2012
- ^ Balboni, Dante. "San Crescenzio di Roma", Santi e Beati