Martyrs of Ostia

Memorial

• 10 April

Profile

A group of criminals who were brought to the faith by Pope Saint Alexander I while he was in prison with them. Martyrs.

Died

• drowned by being taken off shore from Ostia, Italy, in a boat which was then scuttled, c.115

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Ostia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 April 2010. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/martyrs-of-ostia/>