Saint Aurea of Ostia

Memorial

• 24 August

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Killed for visiting Christian prisoners and giving them a decent burial after their execution. Martyr.

Died

• drowned c.270 in Ostia, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aurea of Ostia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 June 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aurea-of-ostia/>