Saint Asterius of Caesarea

Also known as

• Asterus of Caesarea
• Asturius of Caesarea

Memorial

• 3 March

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Roman senator. Martyred for giving a Christian burial to Saint Marinus of Caesarea.

Died

• beheaded c.262 at Caesarea, Palestine

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson