Saint Apollonius of Brescia

Memorial

• 7 July

Profile

Second century bishop of Brescia, Italy. Baptized Saint Afra of Brescia. The Acts of Saints Faustinus and Jovita say that Apollonius was the bishop who ordained them.

Died

• buried in the church of Saint Andrew at Brescia, Italy
• relics later enshrined in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Brescia, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Apollonius of Brescia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 May 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-apollonius-of-brescia/>