Saint Ansanus the Baptizer

[Saint Ansanus the Baptizer]
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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

Canonized

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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

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Ansanus the Baptizer”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 November 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ansanus-the-baptizer/>
Category: Canonized Pre-Congregation, Died in 304, Died in Italy, Emblem: Banner, Emblem: Baptism, Emblem: Dates, Emblem: Heart, Emblem: IHS, Emblem: Liver, Emblem: Oil, Emblem: Palm, Martyred by Diocletian, Name: Ansanus, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Converts, Saints who were Lifelong Lay People, Saints who were Martyrs