Saint Birillus of Catania

Also known as

• Beryllus of Catania

Memorial

• 21 March

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Travelling companion of Saint Peter the Apostle. First bishop of Catania, Sicily, consecrated by Saint Peter.

Died

• c.90 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Birillus of Catania”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-birillus-of-catania/>