Gereon

Saint

Gereon of Cologne
Martyr
Bornunknown
Diedc. 304 AD
Cologne
Venerated inCoptic Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism
Major shrineCologne
FeastOctober 10
AttributesAttire 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.