Saint Abundantius of Rome

Memorial

• 16 September

Profile

Deacon in Rome, Italy. Arrested with Saint Abundius for refusing to sacrifice to Hercules. Tortured at Mammertine prison, and condemned to death for their Christianity during the persecutions of Diocletian. Martyred.

Died

• beheaded c.304 at Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Abundantius of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 April 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-abundantius-of-rome/>