Saint Arethas

Memorial

• 27 July

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Dhu Nowas (Dunawan), King of the Hymerites along with a large number of fellow Christians whose names have not come down to us.

Born

• 427

Died

• beheaded in 523 in Nedshran (Negran) Arabia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Arethas”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 August 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-arethas/>