Saint Adauctus of Rome

Memorial

• 30 August

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As Saint Felix of Rome was being dragged to his martyrdom, Adauctus, a bystander, was moved to proclaim his own faith. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded c.303 in Rome, Italy
• buried on the Ostian Way outside Rome
• relics in the Cathedral of Vienna, Austria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Adauctus of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 March 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>