Saint Agapitus of Rome

Memorial

• 20 September

Profile

Son of Saint Eustachius and Saint Theopistes of Rome; brother of Saint Theopistus of Rome. Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.

Died

• cooked to death in a bronze bull in 188 in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agapitus of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agapitus-of-rome/>