Saint Aquila of Egypt

Also known as

• Aquila of Nîmes

Memorial

• 20 May

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Maximinus Daza.

Born

• Egyptian

Died

• torn to pieces with iron combs in 311

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aquila of Egypt”. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 January 2011. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aquila-of-egypt/>