Saint Asterius of Aegea

Memorial

• 23 August

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Denounced by his step-mother as a Christian during the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias. Tortured and martyred.

Died

• crucified in 285 outside the walls of Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)
• bodies left scavengers

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Asterius of Aegea”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 August 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-asterius-of-aegea/>