Saint Acisclus

Also known as

• Aciscle
• Acisclo
• Ascylus
• Iscle
• Ocysellus

Memorial

• 17 November

Profile

Brother of Saint Victoria of Cordoba. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. After their deaths, their home was turned into a church. They have an office in the Mozabic Liturgy, and devotion to them is widespread throughout Spain and France.

Born

• at Cordoba, Spain

Died

• beheaded in 304

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Cordoba, Spain

Representation

• with Saint Victoria
• wearing a crown of roses

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Acisclus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 May 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-acislus/>