Saint Asterius of Edessa

Memorial

• 20 May

Profile

Executioner who killed Christians until his exposure to them converted him to the faith. Martyred in the persecutions of Numerian.

Born

• Syrian

Died

• 284 at Edessa, Mesopotamia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Asterius of Edessa”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 August 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-asterius-of-edessa/>