Saint Ansanus the Baptizer

Also known as

• Apostle of Siena
• Ansano of Siena

Memorial

• 1 December

Profile

Christian convert at age twelve. His own father denounced him to the authorities. The boy escaped, and converted so many pagans in Bagnorea and Siena, Italy that he gained the title the Baptizer. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

• beheaded in 304 at Siena, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Siena, Italy

Representation

• baptizing
• beheaded
• boiled in oil
• dates
• heart with the letters IHS on it
• holding a heart and liver
• holding a liver
• with a palm and banner
• young man holding a cluster of dates

Images

• 211kb jpg painting of Saint Ansanus Baptizing by Giovanni di Paolo

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 Ansanus the Baptizer”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ansanus-the-baptizer/>