Saint Artemón of Caesarea

Memorial

• 12 April

Profile

Elderly Christian man who was ordered to sacrifice to Roman gods. When Artemón refused, he was dragged to the temple of Asclepius and again ordered to sacrifice; when they released him, he attacked the statues and destroyed several before being captured. Tortured and martyred.

Died

• martyed in Caesarea, Asia Minor

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Artemón of Caesarea”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 April 2010. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-artemon-of-caesarea/>