Saint Gereon of Cologne | |
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Martyr | |
Born | unknown |
Died | c. 304 AD Cologne |
Venerated in | Coptic Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholicism |
Major shrine | Cologne |
Feast | October 10 |
Attributes | Attire of a medieval knight or a Roman legionary |
Gereon of Cologne (French: Géréon), who may have been a soldier, was martyred at Cologne by beheading, probably in the early 4th century.