Saint Bacchus

Memorial

• 7 October

Profile

An officer (secundarius) in the army of Emperor Maximian Herculeus. Held in high esteem by the emperor until he admitted being a Christian. Martyr. Titular saint of a church in Rome, Italy.

Died

• beaten to death during an interrogation c.303 at Arabissus, Cappadocia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• soldier with the palm of martyrdom
• with Saint Sergius the Martyr

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Bacchus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 November 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bacchus/>