Saint Andronicus
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Roman soldier. Convert. Arrested, tortured and thrown to the arena animals during the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian. The reasons for his association with silversmiths is unclear, but has a long tradition, and may have something to do with his early life as a soldier.
Born
- stabbed to death c.304 by Roman soldiers at Tarsus after being mauled but not killed by animals in the arena
Name Meaning
- conqueror (Andronicus)
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