Saint Apronian the Executioner

Memorial

• 2 February

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Executioner for imperial Rome. He was a witness at the trial of Saint Sisinnius who was charged with Christianity in the persecutions of Diocletian. Sisinnius’ statement of his faith converted Apronian. He was martyred soon after.

Died

• beheaded c.304 at Ancona, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Apronian the Executioner”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 January 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-apronian-the-executioner/>